1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[T]he purpose of this study is to examine the interaction between temperament and parenting variables in the prediction of adolescent alcohol use while considering theoretical models that could explain those interactions.» (p. 265)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«Participants for this study come from a longitudinal study aiming to better understand the social, psychological, and cognitive development of children in Québec. One thousand families from all socioeconomic backgrounds were randomly selected from urban areas in the Québec birth registry in 1996–1997 […].» (p. 267)

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«The main findings of this study first indicate that low parental monitoring in adolescence was associated with a higher frequency of alcohol use. Second, we found that not only did child impulsivity and coercive parenting interact to predict adolescent alcohol use but also that this interaction supports the differential susceptibility model. This suggests that, with regard to adolescent alcohol use, early impulsivity may be a keymarker of plasticity, which confers risk under certain conditions and a clear advantage under other conditions.» (p. 270) In conclusion, «results of the present study showed that early temperament and parental practices interact in the prediction of alcohol use. Six-year-old children exposed to coercive parenting had more frequent alcohol use at 15 years when they were also impulsive at 6 years. Of greater significance, children high in impulsivity also had less frequent alcohol use than children low in impulsivity in the absence of coercive parenting, which supported the differential susceptibility model. Results also showed that low parental monitoring at 14 years was associated with a higher frequency of adolescent alcohol use at 15 years but did not interact with age 6 years temperament.» (p. 273)