{"id":32047,"date":"2025-12-04T22:44:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=32047"},"modified":"2025-12-04T22:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:44:48","slug":"new-study-links-parental-attitudes-to-college-binge-drinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/new-study-links-parental-attitudes-to-college-binge-drinking\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Links Parental Attitudes to College Binge Drinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A Washington State University-led study has found a significant link between parental permissiveness toward drinking and increased binge drinking among college students. The research suggests targeted interventions could be implemented to reduce risky behaviors and emphasizes the enduring influence of parental attitudes even after students leave home.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Before ever setting foot on campus, many college students who binge drink may be influenced by the attitudes toward alcohol they learned at home, according to a new study led by Washington State University (WSU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-328X\/15\/11\/1488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in the journal Behavioral Sciences, reveals that students who binge drink more frequently often come from homes where parents had a more permissive attitude toward alcohol consumption. Notably, these students are also more likely to join fraternities or sororities, environments which can exacerbate risky drinking behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrevious research has shown that greater parental permissiveness, or approval, of student drinking is linked to greater alcohol use among college students,\u201d lead author Kristi Morrison, a doctoral student in WSU\u2019s prevention science program, said in a news release. \u201cWe explored the relationship between parental approval and student Greek affiliation and found that parents of students who join Greek organizations tend to be more permissive of binge drinking even before their students come to college.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge drinking, defined as consuming four or more alcoholic drinks on one occasion for women and five or more for men, poses significant health risks, including alcohol poisoning and blackouts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morrison emphasized the importance of identifying risk factors such as parental permissiveness to develop targeted interventions aimed at reducing these behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Understanding risk factors, like parental permissiveness, gives us targets for interventions that can reduce risky behavior,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the study, Morrison and her co-authors surveyed both parents and students, before and during the students&#8217; first year of college. They asked parents how wrong they felt it would be if their student engaged in heavy episodic drinking and asked students about their perception of their parents&#8217; attitudes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe initial transition to college is a very high-risk time,\u201d added co-author Jennifer Duckworth, an assistant professor in WSU\u2019s Department of Human Development. \u201cStudies like this can help universities identify areas where interventions can be developed and implemented to reduce binge drinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morrison and Duckworth advocate for parenting programs that encourage setting clear guidelines about alcohol use. Programs like \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/article\/parenting-tips-can-reduce-substance-use-in-first-year-college-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Letting Go and Staying Connected<\/a>, which started at WSU and has expanded to other universities across Washington, aim to educate parents on how to effectively communicate the risks associated with binge drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Risk factors look different across groups,&#8221; Duckworth added. &#8220;Parental permissiveness is one risk factor that can be changed relatively easily. It&#8217;s important to help parents think about what it means to be less permissive toward alcohol use.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even well-intentioned efforts by parents to promote &#8220;safe&#8221; drinking can sometimes backfire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Parents may think having their teens drink at home in a protected environment is safer, but it conveys an approval of alcohol use,&#8221; Morrison added. &#8220;Research shows that when parents are less approving of alcohol use, students tend to drink less.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study highlights the ongoing influence parents have on their children\u2019s decisions about alcohol, even after they leave home for college. Morrison, set to earn her doctorate in two years, and her team, including researchers from WSU and the University of Washington, call for greater parental involvement in addressing and mitigating college binge drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/03\/before-the-party-starts-parental-attitudes-linked-to-college-binge-drinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington State University<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before ever setting foot on campus, many college students who binge drink may be influenced by the attitudes toward alcohol they learned at home, according to a new study led by Washington State University (WSU). 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