Alcohol use as a predictor of child-to-parent violence in adolescents from southern Mexico.

Objective: To analyze the relationship and effect of alcohol use on Child-to-Parent Violence (CPV).

Method: Cross-sectional, observational study with a quantitative approach, carried out through online data collection using the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in 318 high school adolescents from southern Mexico.

Results: Moderate and significant relationships were found between alcohol use and verbal (rs = 0.

The Association of Alcohol Use and Child-to-Parent Violence in Mexican Adolescents.

Addictions can modify the dynamics, communication, and establishment of assertive relationships in the family nucleus, situations that can cause different types of family violence. A phenomenon of special interest is child-to-parent violence or children's violence toward their parents. This type of violence can be exercised physically (hitting, kicking, shoving), verbally (shouting, blackmailing and insulting) and economically (using a card, stealing money or belongings from the parents).