Peer group patterns of adolescent alcohol using behaviours in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, US

 The goal of this study was to examine and cross-nationally compare the peer group patterns of alcohol-drinking behaviors among cohorts of early adolescents (ages 11–14 years) in Victoria, Australia, and Washington State, United States. Latent transition analysis revealed that after 1 year, transitions congruent with peer influence (whereby non-drinking adolescents initiated alcohol use in the presence of drinking peers) and reverse peer influence were observed in both states; however, transitions congruent with peer selection (whereby drinking adolescents self-selected into drinking peer groups) were only observed among Victorian early adolescents. Findings were interpreted to suggest that Australian family and cultural norms that more commonly allow early adolescent alcohol use lead to a higher rate of peer selection.

David Hall and Bo Schembechler, UM Football vs Washington State 1983

vs Washington State, 1983

Go Blue Banner, UM Football, vs Washington State, 1993

Walter Smith (2), Alfie Burch (7),Derrick Alexander (1), Shonte Peoples (3), Felman Malveaux