The Survey process
A survey was sent to 59,073 teenagers from the ages of 12
and 18 in 67 different municipalities about alcohol consumption and the
acceptance of alcohol according to their parent’s lifestyle in the Netherlands.
The survey was to be completed online or on paper and to be sent back to the
Regional Public Health Services. This particular survey was filled with
questions that ranged from the amount of alcohol you drink on a regular basis
to your parents views on your consumption of alcohol. The teenagers answered in
the fashion of a rating type system. A “KIDSCREEN” was used to question the
teenagers about their relationships with their parents. The higher the
children ranked each question, the better their relationship was with their
parents.
The Results
The results came back with a total of 28,194 teenagers
completing the survey. The article from Biomedcentral only
used those that completed the online survey fully, which was 12,375. The research conducted during this time found
that there was not much of a difference in age, binge drinking, and any recent
alcohol use among those that filled out the paper survey, however, there was a
difference in gender, ethnic background, and those that have never participated
in drinking alcohol. The results from this part of the research was discovering
that girls were 45% and boys were 42%, The native Dutch 45% and immigrants 39%,
those that had drunk alcohol 45% and those that have never partaken in
consumption alcohol to be 42%. The results for the parent-child relationship
survey resulted in the stricter the parents are from a younger age the less
likelihood of their children partaking in consumption of alcohol. The
appearance of alcohol around the home is an influence on the child. The survey
also concluded that if the home environment was a bad experience for the child
growing up, the more likely the child would end up abusing alcohol. The
stronger stance in the house hold against alcohol and applying strict rules
seems to benefit the child. The conclusion of the survey held that parents
indeed hold a great responsibility to detour alcohol away from their children. This particular research will provide some insight on how to handle teenagers who decide to consume
alcohol. Also, this research will allow some key areas that parents can improve
their parenting skills on. The impact of alcohol is astounding and the rates of
children consuming it is becoming an issue. Boundaries of the law and parental boundaries
are being broken by the youth.
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Limitations
There were a few limitations to this particular research.
The article only used those that completed the online survey. This limitation
could alter the results greatly. If they combined online and paper surveys the
outcome could have been different. Another limitation could be the honesty of
the results. Some teenagers might be tempted to lie about their alcohol
consumption for fear that their parents would find out. Lastly, not every
teenager completed and sent back a survey, which resulted in limiting the
research results.
Mathijssen, J., Janssen, M., Bon-Martens, M., Van Oers, H.,
De Boer, E., & Garretsen, H. (2014, August 23). Alcohol segment-specific associations between the quality of the
parent–child relationship and adolescent alcohol use. Retrieved August 29,
2014, from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/872#bm
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