Age of First Use and Delay to First Intoxication in Relation to Trajectories of Heavy Drinking and Alcohol‐Related Problems During Emerging Adulthood
Morean M, Corbin W, Fromme K. Age of First Use and Delay to First Intoxication in Relation to Trajectories of Heavy Drinking and Alcohol‐Related Problems During Emerging Adulthood. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 36: 1991-1999. PMID: 22897715, PMCID: PMC5777131, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01812.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequency of heavy drinkingSenior year of collegeAlcohol-related problemsHeavy drinkingYear of collegeEarly drinkingLatent growth curve modelingExperience of alcohol-related problemsPredictors of heavy drinkingTrajectories of heavy drinkingSenior year of high schoolAlcohol-related outcomesGrowth curve modelsSenior yearCross-cultural differencesYear of high schoolUnique varianceDrinking outcomesEmerging adulthoodCollege freshmenCurve modelBiannual assessmentsHigh schoolShort delayAssociated with increased frequency