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Katrin Aasvee

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Drinking motives and links to alcohol use in 13 European countries.

2014

Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the structure and endorsement of drinking motives and their links to alcohol use among 11- to 19-year-olds from 13 European countries. Method: Confi rmatory factor analysis, latent growth curves, and multiple regres- sion models were conducted, based on a sample of 33,813 alcohol-using students from Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Wales who completed the Drinking Motives Questionnaire Revised Short Form (DMQ-R SF). Results: The fi ndings confi rmed the hypothesized four- dimensional factor structure. Social motives for drinking were most frequently indicated, …

MaleCoping (psychology)Health (social science)Poison controlYOUNG-PEOPLEToxicologyConformityADOLESCENTSMedicine and Health SciencesadolescentsChildinterventionmedia_commonvalidationPERSONALITYAlcohol Drinking/ethnologyData CollectionEuropePsychiatry and Mental healthyoung-peopleFemalePsychologySocial psychologyINTERVENTIONCross-Cultural ComparisonAdolescentAlcohol Drinkingexpectanciesmedia_common.quotation_subjectunited-statesBinge drinkingUNITED-STATESrisky drinkingEurope/ethnologyVALIDATIONAdolescent Behavior/ethnologyData Collection/methodsYoung AdultInjury preventionPersonalityHumansconsumptionPeer pressureStudentsMotivationmodelEXPECTANCIESCONSUMPTIONCross-cultural studiesStudents/psychologyMODELpersonalityAdolescent BehaviorSelf ReportDevelopmental PsychopathologyRISKY DRINKINGDemography
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Body weight dissatisfaction and communication with parents among adolescents in 24 countries: international cross-sectional survey

2009

Abstract Background Parents have significant influence on behaviors and perceptions surrounding eating, body image and weight in adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of body weight dissatisfaction, difficulty in communication with the parents and the relationship between communication with parents and adolescents' dissatisfaction with their body weight (dieting or perceived need to diet). Methods Survey data were collected from adolescents in 24 countries and regions in Europe, Canada, and the USA who participated in the cross-sectional 2001/2002 Health Behaviour of School-Aged Children (HBSC) study. The association between communication with parents and body wei…

MaleADULT ATTACHMENTBOYSInternationalityIMAGECross-sectional studyHealth BehaviorNON-OVERWEIGHT ADOLESCENTSOverweightBody Mass IndexDevelopmental psychologyFAMILY MEALSMedicine and Health SciencesParent-Child RelationsChildRISKCommunicationlcsh:Public aspects of medicineAge FactorsLOSE WEIGHTFamily lifeEuropeGIRLSFemalemedicine.symptomMENTAL-HEALTHResearch ArticleDietingCanadamedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentBEHAVIORSRisk AssessmentSex FactorsBody ImageConfidence IntervalsmedicineHumansObesityPsychiatryProbabilitybusiness.industryPublic healthBody WeightPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthlcsh:RA1-1270Overweightmedicine.diseaseObesityMental healthSelf ConceptUnited StatesCross-Sectional StudiesLogistic ModelsAdolescent BehaviorbusinessBody mass indexBMC Public Health
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Drinking motives mediate cultural differences but not gender differences in adolescent alcohol use

2015

Item does not contain fulltext PURPOSE: To test whether differences in alcohol use between boys and girls and between northern and southern/central Europe are mediated by social, enhancement, coping, and conformity motives. METHODS: Cross-sectional school-based surveys were conducted among 33,813 alcohol-using 11-to 19-year-olds from northern Europe (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Poland, Scotland, and Wales) and southern/central Europe (Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, and Switzerland). RESULTS: Particularly in late adolescence and early adulthood, boys drank more frequently and were more often drunk than girls. Instead of mediation, gender-specific motive paths were found…

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Different drinking motives, different adverse consequences? Evidence among adolescents from 10 European countries

2017

INTRODUCTION AND AIM: This study, which builds on previous research demonstrating that drinking motives are associated with adverse consequences, investigates the associations between drinking motives and non-alcohol-attributed adverse consequences and disentangles alcohol-related and direct effects. DESIGN AND METHOD: On the basis of a sample of 22 841 alcohol-using 13- to 16-year-olds (50.6% female) from Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Switzerland and Wales, structural equation models were used to estimate direct and indirect effects. Additionally, differences across countries were tested in a multigroup analysis. RESULTS: The indirect effect (vi…

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Body weight dissatisfaction and communication with parents among adolescents in 24 countries: international cross-sectional survey

2009

BACKGROUND: Parents have significant influence on behaviors and perceptions surrounding eating, body image and weight in adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of body weight dissatisfaction, difficulty in communication with the parents and the relationship between communication with parents and adolescents' dissatisfaction with their body weight (dieting or perceived need to diet). METHODS: Survey data were collected from adolescents in 24 countries and regions in Europe, Canada, and the USA who participated in the cross-sectional 2001/2002 Health Behaviour of School-Aged Children (HBSC) study. The association between communication with parents and body weight dis…

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