Problem Alcohol Use in Ukrainian Children: Association with Family Factors, Peer Drinking and Child Externalizing Behavior Problems.
Journal: Deep Blue (University of Michigan)
Year: 2015

The purpose of this three study dissertation was to assess risk and protective factors associated with child alcohol problems. Family systems theory and Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model constituted the framework used for building and testing analytic models. Quantitative data were collected during face-to-face interviews with 320 parent-child dyads in 11 communities in Eastern, Southern and Central Ukraine. Children were 9-16 years of age and 50% were males. The first study assessed the associa