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ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2026

The Role of Identity in Positive Alcohol Use Attitudes, Risky Drinking, and Alcohol-Related Problems Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adolescents.

Seo Woo Lee, Tae Kyoung Lee, Alan Meca, Jonathan G Tubman, Pablo Montero-Zamora, Jennifer B Unger, Cory L Cobb, Lawrence G Watkins, Aigerim Alpysbekova, Duyen H Vo and 8 more

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Seo Woo LeeDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Electronic address: cldhkdhk@utexas.edu.
Tae Kyoung LeeDepartment of Child Psychology and Education/Social Innovation Convergence Program, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Alan MecaDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
Jonathan G TubmanDepartment of Psychology, American University, Washington, D.C.
Pablo Montero-ZamoraDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
Jennifer B UngerDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
Cory L CobbDepartment of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Lawrence G WatkinsDepartment of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Aigerim AlpysbekovaDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
Duyen H VoDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
Andrea Lopez-SotoDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
Elena BochkinaInstitute of Pedagogy and Psychology of Education/Department of Psychology, Moscow City University, Moscow, Russia.
Maria DuqueDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
Sumeyra SahbazInstitute for Research, Development and Evaluation, Bern University of Teacher Education, Bern, Switzerland.
Beyhan ErtanirInstitute for Educational Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Carolina Scaramutti-GladfelterDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Mia CiscoDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
Seth J SchwartzDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.

Funding

Multisite School-Based Evaluation of a Brief Screener for Underage DrinkingR01AA021888 · NIAAA · AMERICAN UNIVERSITY · PI SCHWARTZ, SETH J., TUBMAN, JONATHAN G · 2013 to 2017
$2.8M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA021888
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Abstract

purposePositive attitudes toward alcohol use, risky drinking, and the likelihood of experiencing alcohol-related problems tend to increase during adolescence. Although prior studies suggest that identity coherence protects against, and identity confusion increases, vulnerability to negative health-related outcomes, less is known about how identity coherence and confusion uniquely predict trajectories of positive alcohol-use attitudes, risky drinking, as well as the onset of alcohol-related problems across adolescence-particularly among racially/ethnically diverse youth. In the present study, we examined (a) trajectories of positive alcohol-use attitudes, risky drinking, and the onset timing of alcohol-related problems and (b) the unique predictive effects of identity coherence and identity confusion on these outcomes.

methodsWe used six waves (2014-2017) of data from a school-based study on alcohol use involving 812 adolescents (M

resultsPositive alcohol-use attitudes and risky drinking increased across adolescence, and the likelihood of alcohol-related problem onset peaked at age 16 years. Identity coherence negatively predicted all outcomes, including trajectories of positive alcohol-use attitudes and risky drinking, as well as the onset of alcohol-related problems. In contrast, higher identity confusion positively predicted only the positive alcohol-use attitudes trajectory. DISCUSSION: Findings suggest that identity-focused interventions in racially/ethnically diverse settings should emphasize strengthening identity coherence to mitigate maladaptive alcohol-related cognitions, behaviors, and problems during adolescence.

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Adolescent BehaviorAlcohol DrinkingAlcohol-Related DisordersEthnicityRisk-TakingSocial IdentificationUnderage DrinkingAdolescentFemaleHumansMaleRacial GroupsAlcohol useEthnic minority youthIdentity coherenceIdentity confusion

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PMID41739009
PMCPMC13471744

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