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May 2005, Vol 95, No. 5 | American Journal of Public Health 894-899
© 2005 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.018952

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Parental and School Correlates of Binge Drinking Among Middle School Students

Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, James Jaccard, PhD, Robert Turrisi, PhD and Margaret Johansson, PhD

Vincent Guilamo-Ramos and Margaret Johansson are with Columbia University, New York, NY. James Jaccard is with Florida International University, Miami, Fla. Robert Turrisi is with Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, School of Social Work, Columbia University, 1225 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027 (e-mail: rg650{at}columbia.edu).

Objectives. We examined the prevalence and dynamics of binge drinking among middle school students.

Methods. We analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The sample was composed of approximately 5300 seventh-and eighth-grade students who were interviewed at 2 points in time.

Results. Approximately 8% of seventh graders and 17% of eighth graders reported engaging in binge drinking during the past 12 months. These rates varied as a function of school characteristics. Low scores on the parenting variables—communication quality, use of reasoning, and control and supervision—and binge drinking during middle school also were predictive of binge drinking during high school.

Conclusions. Binge drinking among middle school students is an important phenomenon that for many students forecasts future binge drinking during high school.






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