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. 2011 Sep;72(5):741–751. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2011.72.741

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).