Abstract

PEDRON, Valeria T.. Early Onset Of Alcohol Drinking: How Should It Be Meassured?. Anu. investig. [online]. 2008, vol.15. ISSN 1851-1686.

A extensive variety of conceptual and operational definitions concerning early onset of alcohol drinking shows that choosing a criteria for assessment implies a challenge. Objective: To review the definitions found in the specific literature about alcohol onset and the reasons given to choose them. Organization: First, to account for all the conceptual definitions found, and then to list the operational strategies employed. Sources: articles downloaded from several scientific databases (Blackwell, JSTOR, SAGE, Science Direct). Conclusions: Specialists agree in this point: It's insufficient to ask only how old a person was the first time they used alcohol. It is necessary the know how old the person was when he/ she ingested more than a criteria amount of alcohol. This review reveals the importance of considering not only a cut in the developmental timing (age) but also a specific amount of alcohol to consider that a person has initiated it's alcohol career.

Keywords : Early onset alcohol drinking; Conceptual definition; Operational definition.

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