TableĀ 3

Bivariate associations between parenting styles, other risk variables and adolescent substance use

Onset of drunkennessDrunk >10 timesRegular smokingOnset of illicit drug use
(n=917)(n=968)(n=923)(n=986)
OR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p Value
Authoritarian1.05 (0.70 to 1.56)0.840.51 (0.25 to 0.97)0.040.86 (0.45 to 1.59)0.660.76 (0.18 to 2.65)0.78
Permissive1.68 (1.13 to 2.50)0.011.60 (0.98 to 2.59)0.051.65 (0.97 to 2.81)0.062.46 (0.99 to 6.28)0.04
Neglectful1.97 (1.40 to 2.77)<0.0011.87 (1.25 to 2.82)<0.012.31 (1.50 to 3.60)<0.0012.25 (1.02 to 5.26)0.04
Intervention school group1.13 (0.86 to 1.49)0.381.02 (0.73 to 1.44)0.930.93 (0.65 to 1.32)0.670.58 (0.31 to 1.07)0.07
Female sex1.34 (1.02 to 1.76)0.031.64 (1.17 to 2.29)<0.011.77 (1.23 to 2.53)<0.011.07 (0.57 to 1.98)0.88
Parental regular drinking1.41 (1.07 to 1.87)0.011.33 (0.95 to 1.86)0.101.24 (0.87 to 1.77)0.221.33 (0.71 to 2.46)0.37
Parental daily smoking1.36 (0.99 to 1.88)0.061.45 (0.99 to 2.10)0.041.78 (1.21 to 2.60)<0.011.72 (0.87 to 3.27)0.09
Provision of alcohol by parents2.24 (1.69 to 2.97)<0.0012.17 (1.55 to 3.05)<0.0012.58 (1.81 to 3.69)<0.0011.38 (0.74 to 2.57)0.30
Does not like it in school1.00 (0.66 to 1.50)11.07 (0.65 to 1.70)0.811.92 (1.19 to 3.03)<0.012.11 (0.97 to 4.29)0.03
Deviant peers1.09 (1.04 to 1.13)<0.0011.13 (1.09 to 1.18)<0.0011.19 (1.14 to 1.25)<0.0011.17 (1.1 to 1.25)<0.001
Delinquency2.26 (1.67 to 3.07)<0.0013.09 (2.20 to 4.35)<0.0013.28 (2.29 to 4.71)<0.0013.67 (1.96 to 7.02)<0.001
Baseline drunkenness5.63 (3.50 to 9.08)<0.0017.89 (4.68 to 13.4)<0.0015.43 (2.62 to 10.8)<0.001
Baseline cigarette use4.81 (3.18 to 7.40)<0.0014.12 (2.88 to 5.90)<0.0016.32 (4.30 to 9.32)<0.0013.50 (1.86 to 6.53)<0.001
Baseline regular smoking8.27 (1.06 to 373.6)0.036.49 (2.63 to 16.6)<0.00127.5 (7.74 to 149.5)<0.0016.70 (1.83 to 20.4)<0.01
Baseline illicit drug useInf*0.476.48 (0.73 to 78.0)0.056.93 (0.79 to 83.8)0.04
  • *All of those who used illicit drugs at baseline had been drunk at follow-up, so no OR could be calculated