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Author: Kemble, Chloe
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1. LoParco, Cassidy
Leeman, Robert
Cheong, JeeWon
Kemble, Chloe
Jackson, Kristina M.
Part-Time Employment as Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol Use in a National Longitudinal Survey
Presented: Atlanta GA, American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 2017
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: American Public Health Association
Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Alcohol Use; Employment, In-School; Part-Time Work

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Background: While adolescent employment can be beneficial, positive effects have not been found consistently and associations with risky behavior such as alcohol use have been observed. However, most research concerning part-time employment is dated and cross-sectional. Limited findings suggest individual differences in the impact of part-time employment and there is a need to identify mechanisms underlying relationships between part-time employment and alcohol. We hypothesized part-time employment would predict alcohol consumption, due in part to association with deviant peers. We further hypothesized that relationships between part-time employment and alcohol would be stronger among those who perceived their parents as permissive. Methods: Using two waves of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, part-time employment was tested as a predictor of any and heavy alcohol use cross-sectionally and 1-2 years later (N=5664, 51% male, mean age=15.2). We also tested demographic covariates, parental permissiveness as a moderator, and involvement with deviant peers as a mediator. Results: Part-time employment significantly predicted any and heavy alcohol use cross-sectionally. Associating with deviant peers was a significant predictor and partially mediated relationships between part-time employment and alcohol use. Perceived parental permissiveness was related to alcohol use cross-sectionally but not prospectively and did not moderate relationships between part-time employment and alcohol use. Adolescents with jobs at Year 1 and Year 2 and those who took jobs during Year 2 were more likely to engage in any and heavy drinking; whereas those who transitioned out of a job at Year 2 were no longer at significantly greater risk. Conclusions: Part-time employment was associated with elevated risk of drinking, in part due to associations with deviant peers. Perceived parental permissiveness was not related to alcohol use prospectively. Adolescents and parents should weigh benefits and risks of employment. Intervention with adolescent workers should focus on interaction with prosocial peers.
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LoParco, Cassidy, Robert Leeman, JeeWon Cheong, Chloe Kemble and Kristina M. Jackson. "Part-Time Employment as Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol Use in a National Longitudinal Survey." Presented: Atlanta GA, American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 2017.