What Influences Pre-teens to Drink Alcohol?
Research has shown there to be a link between heavy drinking in youth and increased risky behaviour and reduced educational effectiveness.
In order to understand the factors that are associated with binge drinking in adolescence and young adulthood, it is important to understand the reasons why a young person has their initial drink.
This study, carried out by researchers from the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, investigates:
1. The link between parental and friends’ drinking with reported drinking among 11-year-olds
2. The roles of...