Table 3 Univariate analysis: Association between parent attitude and adolescent alcohol consumption
Attitude to alcohol consumption | Fathers attitudes | Mothers attitudes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child’s drinking pattern | |||||||
Hazardous drinking N (%) | Non-hazardous drinking N (%) | p-value | Hazardous drinking N (%) | Non-hazardous drinking N (%) | p-value | ||
It’s ok for my adolescent to get drunk sometimes | SD/D/N | 76 (85.4 %) | 173 (97.2 %) | <0.001 | 112 (94.1 %) | 214 (98.6 %) | 0.020 |
SA/A | 13 (14.6 %) | 5 (2.8 %) | 7 (5.9 %) | 3 (1.4 %) | |||
Getting drunk is part of having fun as an adolescent | SD/D/N | 77 (86.5 %) | 171 (96.1 %) | 0.004 | 108 (90.8 %) | 212 (97.2 %) | 0.009 |
SA/A | 12 (13.5 %) | 7 (3.9 %) | 11 (9.2 %) | 6 (2.8 %) | |||
Adolescents should not drink at all | SD/D/N | 42 (47.7 %) | 72 (40.4 %) | 0.259 | 63 (52.5 %) | 80 (36.7 %) | 0.005 |
SA/A | 46 (52.3 %) | 106 (59.6 %) | 57 (47.5 %) | 138 (63.3 %) | |||
I set a good example for my adolescent through my own drinking | SD/D/N | 26 (29.2 %) | 42 (23.6 %) | 0.321 | 18 (15.1 %) | 34 (15.6 %) | 0.909 |
SA/A | 63 (70.8 %) | 136 (76.4 %) | 101 (84.9 %) | 184 (84.4 %) | |||
I teach my adolescent to drink responsibly in a home environment | SD/D/N | 40 (44.9 %) | 99 (55.6 %) | 0.1 | 44 (36.7 %) | 116 (53.2 %) | 0.004 |
SA/A | 49 (55.1 %) | 79 (44.4 %) | 76 (63.3 %) | 102 (46.8 %) | |||
It’s okay for adolescents to drink on special occasions | SD/D/N | 31 (34.8 %) | 125 (70.2 %) | <0.001 | 45 (37.5 %) | 146 (67 %) | <0.001 |
SA/A | 58 (65.2 %) | 53 (29.8 %) | 75 (62.5 %) | 72 (33 %) | |||
It would be ok for another parent to provide my adolescent with alcohol | SD/D/N | 60 (67.4 %) | 161 (91 %) | <0.001 | 80 (67.8 %) | 191 (88 %) | <0.001 |
SA/A | 29 (32.6 %) | 16 (9 %) | 38 (32.2 %) | 26 (12 %) | |||
It’s a good idea to introduce alcohol in the home | SD/D/N | 58 (65.2 %) | 129 (72.9 %) | 0.194 | 72 (61 %) | 155 (71.8 %) | 0.044 |
SA/A | 31 (34.8 %) | 48 (27.1 %) | 46 (39 %) | 61 (28.2 %) | |||
I wouldn’t be concerned if my adolescent drank 4 pints once a month | SD/D/N | 67 (76.1 %) | 155 (87.6 %) | 0.017 | 85 (72.6 %) | 192 (88.9 %) | <0.001 |
SA/A | 21 (23.9 %) | 22 (12.4 %) | 32 (27.4 %) | 24 (11.1 %) | |||