be more effective for more excessive and problematic drinking such as HED and binge drinking. Authoritarian parenting traits have been shown to have stronger protective effects against more risky behaviors such as delinquent behaviors and substance use (Pettit, Laird, Dodge, Bates, & Crisis, 2001; Stice & Barrera, 1995). Future research should investigate the conditions under which various parenting styles influence a range of drinking levels.
