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Teen Parties: Who Has Parties, What Predicts Whether There is Alcohol and Who Supplies the Alcohol?

January 12, 2019 by admin

Abstract

This study explores which youth are more likely to have parties at home, what factors are associated with the presence of alcohol at parties, and who supplies the alcohol. We collected data in 2011 and 2012 through telephone interviews with 1,121 teens living in 50 mid-sized California cities. Overall, about a quarter of teens reported having had a party at their house in the past 12 months, of whom 39% reported that there was alcohol at their last party. Multiple sources supplied alcohol for most parties. Seventy-two percent of those having a party stated that at least one of their parents knew about their last party, and 64% reported that a parent was home at least part of the time. Seventy percent of youth who hosted a party with alcohol said that their parent(s) definitely knew that there was alcohol at the party, 24% replied that their parent(s) probably knew, and only 5% said that their parent(s) did not know

The Risks of Unsupervised Teen Parties

January 12, 2019 by admin

Responsible parents rarely give permission for their teenagers to have an unsupervised party. Nevertheless, these parties do happen, usually when unsuspecting parents are away from home. These parties frequently attract uninvited teens who learn about the event from mutual friends or from social networking sites. A large crowd of impulsive adolescents can often result in a situation that soon spirals out of control with disastrous consequences that the party organizers never imagined. (ref 7)

Violence
The National Youth Violence Commission claims that more than one in three teens report being in a physical fight within the last two years and that the most violence occurs in the late teens and early 20s. That teenage aggression is exacerbated by alcohol and drugs. The impulsiveness and high emotions of the teen years often lead to violent behavior. Fights often erupt at parties over romantic jealousies. Assaults with knives or guns might occur when trespassers are confronted, and it's not uncommon for deaths to occur at out-of-control teen parties.