to increased alcohol-related problems, even while these characteristics are related to decreased normative adolescent experimentation/consumption. Accordingly, some children may be at higher risk for developing problems through temperamental problems evident early in life, while other adolescents may engage in risky behavior and subsequently be at risk for alcohol-related problems by virtue of their social nature and not as a result of a predisposition to problematic behavior per se. These different pathways to alcohol problems indicate that we need to be cognizant of different groups of children at risk for alcohol-related problems in adolescence, as this is likely to impact the ability to deliver effective prevention and intervention programming.
