@article{ref1,
title="'Mama don't preach': young adults' perceptions of maternal messages about underage drinking",
journal="Journal of family communication",
year="2020",
author="Napper, Lucy E. and Wolter, Laura C. and Ebersole, Diana S.",
volume="20",
number="2",
pages="160-174",
abstract="College students commonly report that their parents provide advice about how to drink safely; however, there is very little research exploring the content of parent-child harm-reduction conversations. The present study explores the types of advice mothers provide underage college students about drinking. A random sample of college students (ages 18 to 20) completed an online survey about their alcohol use and conversations they had with their mother about alcohol. Students' perceptions of mother-child harm-reduction conversations include the themes of: specific protective behavioral strategies, ambiguous behavioral advice, decision making advice, value-based advice, warning-based advice, and advice conveying approval. <br><br>DISCUSSION of specific protective behavioral strategies was most common for female students and students who reported binge drinking. Mothers did not typically address how to implement harm-reduction strategies effectively. The findings have implications for the assessment of harm-reduction communication between parents and emerging adult children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1526-7431",
doi="10.1080/15267431.2020.1723591",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2020.1723591"
}