Association between drinking and victimisation among Finnish adolescents: estimating the extent of the spurious effect:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

NooraEllonen¹ 

关键词: adolescents;    drinking;    victimisation;    causal effect;    spurious effect;   

DOI  :  10.2478/v10199-012-0009-8

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

AimsThis paper examines how the frequency of adolescent drinking predicts total violent victimisation (while sober or intoxicated) vs. victimisation while sober.BackgroundThe general correlations between alcohol use and violence among adolescents are well established. However, the nature of the association is less clear. While some findings show that drinking predicts violence in general, others claim that drinking predicts violence only when the offender is intoxicated. If the latter is true, the association appears causal rather than spurious. Recent research led by Felson has examined the issue with respect to adolescent offenders. The purpose of our study is to apply the same methodological approach to adolescent victimisation.DataThe analysis is based on data of 9th graders (N= 5,775) in the Finnish Child Victim Survey 2008.ResultsOur findings suggest that there are gender differences in adolescents’ alcohol use and victimisation. Among frequently-drinking boys the high risk of victimisation is attri...

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