Alcohol use among adolescents and parenting styles

Autorët

  • Brunilda Laboviti Laboviti Clinic, Tirana
  • Greta Katreli collaborating high schools in Tirana and Berat.
  • Bejlinda Mustafa Laboviti Clinic, Tirana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55312/op.v17i1.7264

Abstract

The aspect of alcohol use among adolescents and the style and role that parenting plays in their upbring-ing is a concept and issue that is increasingly being discussed in literature and various writings nowa-days. The growing importance attributed to this topic comes from the fact that the number of adolescents consuming alcohol at such an early age has increased significantly. The aim of this study is to identify the factors that influence alcohol use among adolescents, as well as the role that parents have played and continue to play in educating their children about the problems adolescents face during this period. It also seeks to understand what parenting style is used—whether these adolescents come from families with authoritarian, permissive, or balanced (authoritative) parents. This is a quantitative study, as the instrument used for data collection is a questionnaire. The study in-cludes four second-year groups from four high schools in the city of Tirana. The selected sample con-sists of high school students aged 16–17, with an effort made to maintain a gender balance among the participants. This study attempts to explain the psychological and social factors that lead adolescents to alcohol use, as well as the impact alcohol has on their health and lives. Furthermore, it takes into account the role of parents and the parenting styles they use with their children, which is a very important aspect in the education of adolescents, helping to prevent them from engaging in risky behaviors such as alcohol use at this age. The number of adolescents who consume alcohol regularly in Albania has been significantly increasing in recent years.

Keywords:

alcohol, adolescents, parenting style, peer influence, public health, Albania.

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Published

2025-06-01

How to Cite

Laboviti, B., Katreli, G., & Mustafa, B. (2025). Alcohol use among adolescents and parenting styles. Optime, 17(1), 142–149. https://doi.org/10.55312/op.v17i1.7264

Numër

No. 1 (2025): Optime

Section

Social Sciences