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Alcohol Use And Alcohol

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Another research study that align with the previous research study mention in this paper is the study conducted by Merianos, King, Vidourek, & Nabors (2015). The study primary aim was to examine the relationship of recent alcohol use, binge drinking (past 30 days) and authoritative parenting among Hispanic youth (Merianos, King, Vidourek, & Nabors, 2015). The study unit of analysis was Hispanic youth’s ages ranging from 12 to 17 years of age. The participants of the study completed surveys in the privacy of their own homes. Merianos, King, Vidourek, & Nabors (2015) results indicates a total of 13.8 % of Hispanic youth reported recent alcohol use, and 8.0 % of these participants reported binge drinking. Results further showed that Hispanic …show more content…

Among those that participated, the ages ranged from 15-25 years old and Mage = 19.3 as shown in figure 1. Furthermore, figure 2 shows the education level of the participants. Among the participants, 50% attends high school, while another 50% were enroll in college as undergraduate students. Figure 3 illustrate the boroughs that each participants reside in. 50% lived in Brooklyn and 25% live in Queens and the remainder lives in the Bronx as shown in figure 3.
Design and Data Collection Method
To answer the research question or test the hypothesis, a quantitative study was design to determine the relationship between parenting styles and alcohol use among adolescences. In this research, we identified the different instruments needed to collect the data on a sample of participants. Also, the validity ( credibility) and reliability ( dependability) test were researched for both instrument. The reliability was also analyzed using the SPSS software to determine the instruments dependability in this study.
Parental Authority Questionnaire
One appropriate method for answering the research question or testing the hypothesis is the Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ). PAQ was created by John R. Buri. “The PAQ is a 30-item instrument design to measure parental authority, or disciplinary practices, from the point of view of the child (of any age)” (Corcoran, & Fischer, 2000). This questionnaire comprises of a five-point Likert-type items (from

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