Alcohol involvement and developmental task completion during young adulthood.

Gotham, Heather J; Sher, Kenneth J; Wood, Phillip K

doi:10.15288/jsa.2003.64.32

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Alcohol involvement and developmental task completion during young adulthood.

Gotham, Heather J, Sher, Kenneth J, Wood, Phillip K·2003·Journal of Studies on Alcohol

DOI 10.15288/jsa.2003.64.32

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OBJECTIVE: Relations among young adult alcohol use disorders (AUDs), preadulthood variables (gender, family history of alcoholism, childhood stressors, high-school class rank, religious involvement, neuroticism, extraversion, psychoticism) and young adult developmental tasks (baccalaureate degree completion, full-time employment, marriage) were evaluated. METHOD: Participants were 424 first-time college students (228 women) who were 18-20 years old; approximately half had a history of paternal alcoholism. Participants were assessed on five occasions over 7 years (Years 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7). RESULTS: Structural equation modeling results suggest preadulthood variables were more salient predictors of developmental tasks than AUD diagnoses, with the majority of effects due to apparent selection processes. In addition, marriage protected against later AUD diagnosis at Year 7. CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the importance of prospective multivariate models that specify potential selection, causation, socialization and reciprocal effects in order to fully examine complex relations among variables, including alcohol involvement, during major life-transition periods.

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Authors: Gotham, H. J., Sher, K. J., & Wood, P. K.
Affiliations: Missouri Institute of Mental Health (US)
ORCID: Gotham, Heather J
Sher, Kenneth J
Wood, Phillip K
Venue: Journal of Studies on Alcohol
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Published: 2003-01
Volume: 64
Issue: 1
Pages: 32-42
ISSN: 0096-882X (ISSN-L)
1934-2683
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2003.64.32
OpenAlex: W2023450451
Cited by: 132
References: 52
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 3.14
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Studies on Alcohol (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA11998, AA-07231)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
Keywords: alcoholism, early adulthood, developmental tasks, university students, paternal alcoholism, family history of alcoholism, childhood stressors, religious involvement, personality traits, neuroticism, selection process, marriage, graduation, life transitions
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires

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