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Longitudinal relationships between college education and patterns of heavy drinking: a comparison between Caucasians and African-Americans.

Ping Chen, +1 more
- 01 Sep 2013 - 
- Vol. 53, Iss: 3, pp 356-362
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The relationship between college education and increased levels of heavy drinking in young adulthood is significant for Caucasians but not African-Americans, andAfrican-Americans are likely to be more adversely affected than are Caucasians by college withdrawal.
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This article is published in Journal of Adolescent Health.The article was published on 2013-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 18 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Longitudinal study & Poison control.

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High‐Intensity Drinking Among Young Adults in the United States: Prevalence, Frequency, and Developmental Change

TL;DR: Findings underscore the importance of recognizing high- intensity drinkers as a unique high-risk group, and that college attendance is associated with particularly strong peaks in the developmental course of high-intensity drinking.
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Racial/ethnic differences in 30-year trajectories of heavy drinking in a nationally representative U.S. sample

TL;DR: Observed racial/ethnic crossovers in heavy drinking frequency following young adulthood might contribute to disparities in alcohol-related problems in middle adulthood, and suggest a need for targeted interventions during this period.
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Adolescents from upper middle class communities: Substance misuse and addiction across early adulthood.

TL;DR: Findings showed the protective power of parents’ containment (anticipated stringency of repercussions for substance use at age 18) was inversely associated with frequency of drunkenness and marijuana and stimulant use in adulthood.
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Living Healthier and Longer: A Life Course Perspective on Education and Health

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Patterns of alcohol use and marijuana use among students at 2- and 4-year institutions.

TL;DR: Screening and prevention efforts for 4-year college students may need to be tailored for the needs of 2-year students, as substance use patterns of alcohol, marijuana, and simultaneous alcohol and marijuana (SAM) use among 2- and 4- year college students differed by education status.
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Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis

TL;DR: In this paper, a framework for investigating change over time is presented, where the multilevel model for change is introduced and a framework is presented for investigating event occurrence over time.
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The influence of parent education and family income on child achievement: the indirect role of parental expectations and the home environment.

TL;DR: The author found that the socioeconomic factors were related indirectly to children's academic achievement through parents' beliefs and behaviors but that the process of these relations was different by racial group.
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The Determinants of Children's Attainments: A Review of Methods and Findings

TL;DR: The authors review and critique the empirical literature on the links between investments in children and children's attainments, including educational attainment, fertility choices, and work-related outcomes such as earnings and welfare recipiency.
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