Social Development

The reason why I wanted to look up the drinking behaviors in young adults is because when I was in my early teens I would drink, even when I wasn’t old enough to drink. When I was still in high school and the only way that I knew how to get rid of the stress that I was going through at the time was to just drink until I blacked out. There wasn’t a limit to what type of liquor I would drink. If I had to write a research paper I would use this article and another one that I find to be interesting. I would compare the information from both articles and, then write my paper based on the information that read in both articles. I would also make sure that I use quotes to make my research sound like it worth reading the rest of my work.  Similarly, Zucker (1979, p. 131)—in explaining why the proportion of drinkers versus non-drinkers increases steadily between 18 and 24 years of age and then suddenly drops off during the mid-20s—asserted that the “phenomenon that marks the break [in the drinker curve] is marriage and its related values for increased interdependence, achievement, and prosocial activity (starting a family, holding down a steady job, etc).” This is so true in my book because I started drinking so young, and if I knew what I know now I would of never even would of tried a drink. Psychological predictors of young adults' drinking behaviors.

Frank, Susan J.; Jacobson, Stacy; Tuer, Michel. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology59. 4 (Oct 1990): 770-780.

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Path analyses using data from 72 men and 78 women between 22 and 32 years of age compared two models linking personality (conflict resolution styles, intimacy maturity, and occupational identity status) and social roles (family and work status) to young adults' alcohol use. Poor conflict resolution skills and less adult work statuses best accounted for men's excessive...