Reasons for alcohol use from 1976 to 2020 in the United States among individuals aged 18 to 30: Historical changes and mediation of cohort effects in binge drinking.

Katherine M KeyesCaroline RutherfordMegan E PatrickJonathan M PlattDeborah D KloskaJustin Jager

Published in: Alcohol, clinical & experimental research (2024)

Changing endorsement of drinking reasons, especially social reasons, among US adult drinkers mediate cohort effects in binge drinking in the US adult population and explain in part why binge drinking is converging by sex.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
mental health
young adults
social support