Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0346031

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

The influence of parental alcohol expectancies on offsprings' alcohol expectancies and drinking: A longitudinal study. It has been shown that potentially modifiable alcohol related cognitions, such as alcohol expectancies (AE)and drinking refusal self-efficacy (DRSE) are formed in childhood are related to drinking in adolescents and adults. The question of how these beliefs are formed is still unanswered. This longitudinal study examines the influences of parental alcohol-related beliefs and drinking, on children's alcohol-related beliefs and drinking behaviour. Positive results of this study will improve primary prevention by identifying and changing modifiable variables for populations potentially at-risk of developing later alcohol-related. It will also help to reduce cost and suffering of a major problem in Ausstralia. problems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $197,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Psychology | Health, Clinical And Counselling Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Substance abuse |

Other Keywords

Health, Clinical And Counselling Psychology | Psychology | Substance abuse