Table 3.
Univariate relations of antecedent psychosocial variables from parental self-reports with child early alcohol initiation
| Variable | B | SE | Wald | OR | [95% CI] |
| Mother report variables | |||||
| Intolerance of child deviance | 0.024 | 0.044 | 0.29 | 1.024 | [0.939, 1.117] |
| Approval of child drinking | −0.011 | 0.103 | 0.01 | 0.989 | [0.807, 1.211] |
| Approval of child drug use | 0.071 | 0.089 | 0.63 | 1.073 | [0.902, 1.277] |
| Religiosity | −0.079 | 0.033 | 5.80* | 0.924 | [0.867, 0.985] |
| Alcohol socialization | −0.003 | 0.031 | 0.01 | 0.997 | [0.938, 1.059] |
| General deviant behavior | −0.015 | 0.042 | 0.12 | 0.985 | [0.907, 1.070] |
| Drinking frequency | 0.005 | 0.003 | 2.81† | 1.005 | [0.999,1.011] |
| Early-onset drinking | 0.514 | 0.280 | 3.63† | 1.672 | [0.965, 2.895] |
| Religious behavior | −0.072 | 0.024 | 8.61** | 0.931 | [0.887, 0.977] |
| Density of family alcohol problems | 0.495 | 0.678 | 0.53 | 1.640 | [0.434,6.196] |
| Father report variables | |||||
| Intolerance of child deviance | −0.023 | 0.033 | 0.49 | 0.977 | [0.916, 1.042] |
| Approval of child drinking | 0.158 | 0.075 | 4.44* | 1.171 | [1.011, 1.356] |
| Approval of child drug use | 0.293 | 0.143 | 4.23* | 1.341 | [1.014, 1.774] |
| Religiosity | −0.055 | 0.036 | 2.35 | 0.946 | [0.881, 1.016] |
| Alcohol socialization | 0.057 | 0.034 | 2.81† | 1.059 | [0.990, 1.132] |
| General deviant behavior | −0.002 | 0.029 | 0.01 | 0.998 | [0.942, 1.057] |
| Drinking frequency | 0.006 | 0.002 | 5.59* | 1.006 | [1.001, 1.010] |
| Early-onset drinking | 0.619 | 0.292 | 4.49* | 1.857 | [1.047,3.293] |
| Religious behavior | −0.091 | 0.031 | 8.57** | 0.913 | [0.858, 0.970] |
Notes: Coefficients are from separate logistic : regressions, including a constant, predicting early-onset status. Odds ratios (ORs) [Exp(B)s] and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) are reported for all variables.
p < .10;
p < .05;
p < .01 (all two tailed, df = 1).