Beyond the Laws: Parental Monitoring, Perceived Acceptability of Underage Drinking and Alcohol Use Among Belgian Youth

Cimon-Paquet, Catherine; Véronneau, Marie-Hélène et Mathys, Cécile (2024). « Beyond the Laws: Parental Monitoring, Perceived Acceptability of Underage Drinking and Alcohol Use Among Belgian Youth ». Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

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Parental monitoring behaviors are negatively associated with adolescent substance use. Yet, the processes explaining these associations are still unclear. The current study examined adolescents’ knowledge of minimum legal drinking age laws and their perceived acceptability of underage drinking as potential mediators of the links between parental monitoring behaviors and youth alcohol use. The sample included 1154 Belgian adolescents (Mage = 16.34, SD = 1.33; 71% girls), who were recruited in Wallonia (54.9%) and in Flanders (45.1%). Path analyses revealed that higher parental rule setting, but not solicitation, was related to lower alcohol use. Acceptability of underage drinking mediated this link, but not knowledge of the laws. Results suggest that beyond laws regulating the minimum legal drinking age, alcohol use prevention programs should consider the importance of parental rule setting and youth's perceived acceptability of underage drinking.

Type:	Article de revue scientifique
Mots-clés ou Sujets:	alcohol use, adolescence, underage drinking, parental monitoring, legal socialization
Unité d'appartenance:	Faculté des sciences humaines > Département de psychologie
Déposé par:	Marie-Hélène Véronneau-McArdle
Date de dépôt:	14 sept. 2024 18:28
Dernière modification:	14 sept. 2024 18:28
Adresse URL :	http://archipel.uqam.ca/id/eprint/18031

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