The master's thesis explores adolescent drinking motivation and the role of family factors, focusing on parenting styles, socioeconomic status, and the presence of problematic alcohol-related behaviors in parents. The study is based on the four-factor motivational model (Cox & Klinger, 1988), which distinguishes between social, enhancement, coping, and conformity motives. The research involved 448 adolescents from Slovenia who completed questionnaires about family characteristics and reasons for drinking alcohol. Analyses showed that most adolescents had their first alcoholic drink before the age of 15, with socializing being the most frequently reported motive. No statistically significant associations were found between parenting style and drinking motives, except for a marginal association between maternal permissive style and the coping motive. Among SES indicators, only higher paternal education was significantly associated with lower expression of the coping motive. The presence of problematic parental alcohol habits was not significantly linked to any drinking motive. These findings provide a valuable basis for further research on adolescent drinking motivation and the development of prevention programs.
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