Based on Research Conducted at OSLC
This study was designed to investigate the effects of early adverse experiences and the cognitive processes underlying behavioral regulation on early-onset alcohol use in maltreated adolescents.
Project Overview
The rates of alcohol use and abuse are elevated among maltreated adolescents involved with the child welfare system. Thus, the StAR Project was designed to investigate the impact of specific early adverse experiences and the cognitive processes underlying behavioral regulation (i.e., risk taking and inhibitory control) on alcohol use in maltreated adolescents and nonmaltreated adolescents. For this project, 125 maltreated adolescents and 125 nonmaltreated adolescents were recruited, and data were collected from the adolescents and their parents once a year between early (12–13 years) to middle (15–16 years) adolescence. The results of this project may aid in the identification of the maltreated adolescents most likely to engage in early-onset alcohol use and the development of more effective preventive intervention services to reduce early-onset alcohol use in maltreated adolescents.
Year Project Began: 2013Funder: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism