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Engagement in types of activities and frequency of alcohol use in a national sample of United States adolescents

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  • Cassandra A Sutton
  • Elizabeth Grandfield
  • Richard Yi
  • Tera L Fazzino

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Objective: Adolescents with fewer sources of environmental reinforcement may be at risk for alcohol use. Behavioral economic theories posit that engagement in some activities may facilitate alcohol use, whereas other activities may be incompatible with use and reduce likelihood of alcohol use. It is unclear which types of activities may facilitate or may be incompatible with alcohol use in adolescence. Using a national sample of adolescents, the current study examined differences in engagement with types of activities that may be incompatible with alcohol use, compared among adolescents who endorsed alcohol use, and adolescents who did not. Method: Data from the 2019 Monitoring the Future (MTF) study (N = 4626) were analyzed. Potentially incompatible and facilitating activities, and alcohol-involved activities were identified from pre-existing survey measures. Confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance, and structural equation modeling were used to examine patterns in activity engagement among those who endorsed alcohol use and those who did not. Results: Participants who did not endorse alcohol use reported higher engagement in activities that may be incompatible with alcohol use, including enjoyment from school and going to the mall (p

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  • Cassandra A Sutton & Elizabeth Grandfield & Richard Yi & Tera L Fazzino, 2023. "Engagement in types of activities and frequency of alcohol use in a national sample of United States adolescents," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(9), pages 1-18, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0291257
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291257
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    1. Andrabi, Nafeesa & Khoddam, Rubin & Leventhal, Adam M., 2017. "Socioeconomic disparities in adolescent substance use: Role of enjoyable alternative substance-free activities," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 176(C), pages 175-182.
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