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THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF ADOLESCENT DRINKING AND VIOLENCE IN 30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES*

2011; Wiley; Volume: 49; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1745-9125.2011.00239.x

1745-9125

Richard B. Felson, Jukka Savolainen, Þóroddur Bjarnason, Amy L. Anderson, Israt Tusty Zohra,

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CriminologyVolume 49, Issue 3 p. 699-728 THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF ADOLESCENT DRINKING AND VIOLENCE IN 30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES* RICHARD B. FELSON, RICHARD B. FELSON Department of Sociology Pennsylvania State UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorJUKKA SAVOLAINEN, JUKKA SAVOLAINEN School of Criminology and Criminal JusticeUniversity of Nebraska at OmahaSearch for more papers by this authorTHORODDUR BJARNASON, THORODDUR BJARNASON Department of Social SciencesUniversity of Akureyri, IcelandSearch for more papers by this authorAMY L. ANDERSON, AMY L. ANDERSON School of Criminology and Criminal JusticeUniversity of Nebraska at OmahaSearch for more papers by this authorI. TUSTY ZOHRA, I. TUSTY ZOHRA School of Criminology and Criminal JusticeUniversity of Nebraska at OmahaSearch for more papers by this author RICHARD B. FELSON, RICHARD B. FELSON Department of Sociology Pennsylvania State UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorJUKKA SAVOLAINEN, JUKKA SAVOLAINEN School of Criminology and Criminal JusticeUniversity of Nebraska at OmahaSearch for more papers by this authorTHORODDUR BJARNASON, THORODDUR BJARNASON Department of Social SciencesUniversity of Akureyri, IcelandSearch for more papers by this authorAMY L. ANDERSON, AMY L. ANDERSON School of Criminology and Criminal JusticeUniversity of Nebraska at OmahaSearch for more papers by this authorI. TUSTY ZOHRA, I. TUSTY ZOHRA School of Criminology and Criminal JusticeUniversity of Nebraska at OmahaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 08 August 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.2011.00239.xCitations: 33 † The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) is a collaborative project coordinated by Björn Hibell, Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs. Access to the 2003 ESPAD data for the purposes of the current study is gratefully acknowledged. Work by Thoroddur Bjarnason was supported by Icelandic Research Council Grant #50670021 and by a grant from the KEA University Fund. We thank Robin Room for comments on a prior draft. Direct correspondence to Richard B. Felson, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1012 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16802–6207 (e-mail: [email protected]). Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Cross-national variation in the effect of alcohol on adolescent violence is examined with survey data from 30 European countries. The data are analyzed using a method that makes it possible to isolate the nonspurious portion of the alcohol–violence relationship in different countries. In addition, multilevel models are used to estimate the effects of region and contextual measures of adolescent drinking on the alcohol–violence relationship. The evidence suggests that drinking has a strong effect on adolescent violence in the Nordic and Eastern European countries but has little or no effect in the Mediterranean countries. In the Mediterranean countries, where adolescents drink frequently but in moderation, the relationship between alcohol use and violence is almost entirely spurious. 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