College drinking behaviors: Mediational links between parenting styles, impulse control, and alcohol-related outcomes.

• DOI: 10.1037/0893-164x.20.2.117
• Publication Date: 2006-06-19T18:42:32Z
• Authors: Julie A. Patock-P...; Antonio A. Morgan...
• Keywords: Permissive; Moderation; Parenting styles; Impulse control; Alcohol abuse

Mediational links between parenting styles (authoritative, authoritarian, permissive), impulsiveness (general control), drinking control (specific and alcohol use abuse were tested. A pattern-mixture approach (for modeling non-ignorable missing data) with multiple-group structural equation models 421 (206 female, 215 male) college students was used. Gender examined as a potential moderator of on processes related to drinking. Specifically, the parent-child gender match found have implications for increased levels (a significant mediator effects control). These findings suggest that parent permissive style who is same respondent can directly influence indirectly abuse.