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Chunk #15 — MATERIALS AND METHODS — Assessment Battery — Childhood and Adolescent Risk Factors for Heavy Alcohol Use and Problem Drinking

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Reporting bias in the association between age at first alcohol use and heavy episodic drinking.
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Individuals were coded as positive for CPAN if, in the traumatic events section, they reported experiencing physical abuse or serious neglect before the age of 16; in the early home environment section they reported that between the ages of 6 and 12 they were purposely physically injured by an adult or often punched or hit with a belt or stick by either parent or if they endorsed either ‘non-physical, harsh (lock in closet, deprive of food)’ or ‘physical harsh (use weapon, punch, whip)’ as the usual means of punishment by either parent between the ages of 6 and 12. Participants were coded as positive for CSA history if, in the traumatic events section, they reported that before the age of 16 they were raped or sexually molested; in the early home environment section they endorsed forced sexual contact prior to age 16 with a family member or another adult 5 or more years older; or in the sexual maturation section they reported being forced to have sexual intercourse before age 16. In Waves 1 and 3, regular smoking was defined as smoking greater than 20 cigarettes (lifetime) and smoking at least once a week for 3 weeks or longer. In