ArticlePsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2018
Caffeinated energy drink use by U.S. adolescents aged 13-17: A national profile.
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- Risky behaviors, substance use, and other lifestyle correlates of energy drink consumption in children and adolescents: a systematic review.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological and socio-educational correlates of energy drink consumption in children and adolescents: a systematic review.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- The effects of energy drink consumption in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study and the recommendations of the Italian Pediatric Society.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Associations between energy drink consumption and Big Five personality traits among Japanese adults.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Energy drink consumption, sleep behavior, and food choices of Icelandic adolescents.Food & nutrition research · 2026Article
- Prevalence and consumption patterns of energy drinks among Iraqi adolescents: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Consumption of Energy Drinks and Attitudes Among School Students Following the Ban on Sales to Minors in Poland.Nutrients · 2025Article
- A Mixed Method Study Exploring Children and Young People's Perception of Energy Drinks and Analysing Consumption Patterns.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- Energy Drink Exposures and Trends in Children and Young Adults Reported to the National Poison Data System.Progress in pediatric cardiology · 2025Article
- Predicting Genetic Risk for Impulsivity and Substance Use in Adolescence.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Pediatric Exposures Associated with Caffeine Energy Products Reported to United States Poison Centers, 2011-2023.Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology · 2025Article
- Common Questions and Misconceptions About Energy Drinks: What Does the Scientific Evidence Really Show?Nutrients · 2024Review
- Energy drink consumption among Korean adolescents: prevalence and associated factors.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2024Article
- Energy Drink Consumption Among Physically Active Polish Adolescents: Gender and Age-Specific Public Health Issue.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- Use of Caffeine-Containing Energy Drinks by Japanese Middle School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study of Related Factors.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Caffeinated energy drink consumption among Emirati adolescents is associated with a cluster of poor physical and mental health, and unhealthy dietary and lifestyle behaviors: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Consumption Pattern, and Adverse Effects of Energy Drinks among Asian Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from Malaysia.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2022Article
- Effects of Caffeine and Caffeinated Beverages in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults: Short Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Acute effects of consumption of low-caffeine energy drinks on endothelial functions in healthy volunteers.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2021Article
- Energy drink consumption among Australian adolescents associated with a cluster of unhealthy dietary behaviours and short sleep duration.Nutrition journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
The present study examined the national prevalence and distribution of adolescent use of caffeinated energy drinks, assessing variations in sociodemographic characteristics, personality traits, lifestyles, and patterns of alcohol and caffeine use. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in May 2014, using a nationally representative sample of 1,032 U.S. early (aged 13-15; n = 602) and middle adolescents (aged 16-17; n = 430). Nearly two thirds of teens reported ever using energy drinks; 41% had done so recently, that is, in the past 3 months. Middle adolescents reported higher prevalences of both lifetime and recent use of energy drinks than early adolescents. Common situational contexts for use (e.g., compensating for lack of sleep or playing sports) differed by both gender and age cohort. In hierarchical logistic regression analyses, gender and geographic region significantly predicted both lifetime and recent use for early adolescents only, whereas age and race were significant predictors only for middle adolescents. For both age cohorts, odds of both lifetime and recent use increased with sensation-seeking score, lifetime alcohol use, and recent caffeinated soft drink use. Among early adolescents, grade point average predicted lifetime use only, whereas coffee and caffeine pill use predicted recent use only. Among middle adolescents, impulsivity and past sports participation predicted lifetime but not recent use. Our findings show that adolescent energy drink use is widespread and varies as a function of demographic, psychosocial, lifestyle, and substance use characteristics. Future research is needed to assess whether differences between early and middle adolescent use patterns are primarily developmental or cohort effects. (PsycINFO Database Record
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