Synopsis

Parental supply of alcohol, and alcohol use and related harms in adolescence and early adulthood.

Summary

 

Study name Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study
Study abbreviation APSALS
Current principal investigator/s Associate Professor Amy Peacock; Professor Richard Mattick; Professor Tim Slade
Current project manager Dr Wing See Yuen
Cohort representative (study contact) Dr Wing See Yuen
Postal address 22-32 King St, Randwick NSW 2031
Phone +612 9385 0111
Email w.yuen@unsw.edu.au
Primary Institution

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Collaborating Institution/s University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, University of Newcastle, Curtin Univsersity
Major funding sources ARC; Rotary Health; NHMRC
Key references

Mattick, R. P., Clare, P. J., Aiken, A., Wadolowski, M., Hutchinson, D., Najman, J., Slade, T., Bruno, R., McBride, N., Kypri, K., Vogl, L., & Degenhardt, L. (2018). Association of parental supply of alcohol with adolescent drinking, alcohol-related harms, and alcohol use disorder symptoms: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Public health, 3(2), e64–e71. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30240-2

Mattick, R. P., Wadolowski, M., Aiken, A., Clare, P., Hutchinson, D., Najman, J., Slade, T., Bruno, R., McBride, N., Degenhardt, L., & Kypri, K. (2017). Parental supply of alcohol and alcohol consumption in adolescence: Prospective cohort study. Psychological Medicine, 47(2), 267-278. doi: 10.1017/S0033291716002373

Aiken, A., Wadolowski, M., Bruno, R., Najman, J., Kypri, K., Slade, T., Hutchinson, D, McBride, N. & Mattick, R. P. (2015). Cohort Profile: The Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study (APSALS). International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(2) 1-11, doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv051

Are data available outside study team? Upon Request
Study focus Parental supply of alcohol, and alcohol use and related harms in adolescence and early adulthood.
Sampling frame Year 7 school students and parents were recruited from public, independent and Catholic schools in NSW, WA and TAS. Eligibility criteria were that the child must be in year 7 of school and that the parent provided signed consent for participation.
Year commenced 2010
Commencement sample 1927
Intergenerational? No, but one parent of each adolescent was survey waves 1-5
Imaging No 
Linkage No 
Biosamples? No 
Ethics approvals or requirements? Approved by the HRECs of UNSW Australia, University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, University of Newcastle, and Curtin University 

Waves

Wave Year Age (mean, range) Eligible sample
1  2010-2011 12.9 (range 10-15) 1910 adolescents (99.1%); 1913 parents (99.3%)
2  2011-2012 13.9 (range 11-17) 1836 adolescents (95.3%); 1827 parents (94.8%)
3  2012-2013 14.8 (range 12-18) 1776 adolescents (92.2%); 1776 parents (92.2%)
4  2013-2014 15.8 (range 13-19) 1705 adolescents (88.5%); 1731 parents (89.8%)
5  2014-2015 16.9 (range 14-20) 1673 adolescents (86.8%); 1682 parents (87.3%)
6  2015-2016 17.8 (range 15-21) 1629 adolescents (84.5%); Parents not assessed
7  2016-2017 18.8 (range 17-21) 1503 adolescents (77.9%); Parents not assessed
8  2017-2018 19.8 (range 18-24) 1432 adolescents (74.3%); Parents not assessed
9  2018-2019 20.8 (range 19-24) 1558 adolescents (80.9%); Parents not assessed
10  2019-2020 21.8 (range 19-25) 1471 adolescents (76.3%); Parents not assessed
11  2020-2021 22.8 (range 21-27) 1162 adolescents (60.3%); Parents not assessed