September 11, 2025Journal of American College Health

Associations between family history of alcohol use problems and undergraduate students’ alcohol use: a brief report

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Undergraduate students with a family history of alcohol use problems are likely to have higher alcohol consumption, indicating transgenerational risk.
The study highlights that both parents and grandparents' alcohol problems contribute to undergraduate students' drinking behaviors.
Analysis using both parental and grandparental history of alcohol problems examines a broader perspective of familial influence.
The findings suggest the need for interventions targeting students from families with a history of alcohol issues to mitigate harmful drinking.

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Analysis finds links between family history of alcohol problems and student use, suggesting generational influences.

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Objective Family history (FH) of alcohol use problems are associated with undergraduate student alcohol use. Research is limited by generally focusing on the role of parents alone. Therefore, this research examined the association between parents' and grandparents' alcohol problems and undergraduate student alcohol use.

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Moskal et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d418cd713b0b5dfea6417b https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2025.2547807

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Analysis finds links between family history of alcohol problems and student use, suggesting generational influences.

Associations between family history of alcohol use problems and undergraduate students’ alcohol use: a brief report

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Associations between family history of alcohol use problems and undergraduate students’ alcohol use: a brief report

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