The association between family environment and underage drinking in Ireland

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dc.check.date2027-10-07
dc.contributor.authorDamoah, Lenards Obeng
dc.contributor.authorNadimpalli, Jyothi Sri Sushma
dc.contributor.authorHailu, Kirubel Tesfaye
dc.contributor.authorMajor, Emmet
dc.contributor.authorKabir, Zubair
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-22T08:43:02Z
dc.date.available2026-10-22T08:43:02Z
dc.date.issued2026-10-07
dc.description.abstractBackground: Mid-adolescence is a critical developmental stage for the onset of drunkenness and binge drinking. In the West of Ireland, 34.1% of adolescents reported binge drinking in the 2020 Planet Youth analysis [16], compared with 35.6% in the present 2022 study. Aims: To estimate associations between family environment factors and underage drinking among 15–16-year-olds and to examine reported sources of alcohol access. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional secondary data analysis of Planet Youth 2022 Ireland survey (n = 4615) among 15–16 year olds. The study outcomes were binge drinking and being drunk in the last 30 days. Exposures were parental monitoring, supervision, support (continuous scales), and family structure. Continuous variables were expressed in median and interquartile ranges. Appropriate statistical tests (Mann–Whitney U test) were performed. Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for potential confounders for effect estimates. Results: 28.7% reported being drunk in the last 30 days and 35.6% reported binge drinking. One standard deviation (SD) increase in parental monitoring was significantly associated with lower odds of binge drinking (OR = 0.66; 95%CI:0.57–0.76) and being drunk (OR = 0.68; 95%CI:0.58–0.80, p < 0.001). Similarly, one SD increase in parental support was associated with lower odds of binge drinking (OR = 0.80; 95%CI:0.72–0.90) and being drunk in the last 30 days (OR = 0.81; 95%CI:0.72–0.91) respectively. Parental supervision was not significant. The most common sources of alcohol products were friends/schoolmates, parents/carers, and pubs/shops. Conclusions: Parental monitoring and support are protective of underage drinking. Peers, family members and retail shops were easy access to sourcing alcohol products among adolescents.en
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dc.identifier.authororcidDamoah, Lenards Obeng
dc.identifier.authororcidNadimpalli, Jyothi Sri Sushma
dc.identifier.authororcidHailu, Kirubel Tesfaye
dc.identifier.authororcidMajor, Emmet
dc.identifier.authororcidKabir, Zubair§0000-0003-1529-004X
dc.identifier.citationDamoah, L. O., Nadimpalli, J. S. S., Hailu, K. T., Major, E. and Kabir, Z. (2026) 'The association between family environment and underage drinking in Ireland', Irish Journal of Medical Science, (11pp). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-026-04605-7
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11845-026-04605-7
dc.identifier.endpage11
dc.identifier.issn0021-1265
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Journal of Medical Science
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/19492
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105053042050
dc.rights© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland 2026. Published by Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-026-04605-7
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dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectAlcohol
dc.subjectBeing drunk
dc.subjectBinge drinking
dc.subjectFamily environment factors
dc.subjectSources or access to alcohol
dc.subjectUnderage drinking
dc.subject[PublicHealth]
dc.titleThe association between family environment and underage drinking in Irelanden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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