Is beer good for teenage girls?
Just asking the question might earn you a trip to the local jail in some southern states. But, according to a brave researcher in Indiana, drinking might be the key to help teenage girls avoid depression.
Timothy Owens, a sociology professor at Purdue University in Indiana, conducted a study that found high school-aged girls who had drinks once or twice in the past month with their friends were less likely to report feeling depressed than peers who did not drink.
Owens said the reason appears to be having a drink or two gives the the teenage girls a reason to go out with friends to relax, have fun and interact. Building social relationships are extremely important to teenage girls and has a positive impact on how they feel about themselves.
Owens said the study results reflect occasional drinking and not binge-drinking or getting intoxicated on a regular basis.
Owens said the study also found little correlation between drinking by teenage boys and their emotional well-being.
The research looked at more than 1,000 high school students. The results are published in the Journal of Adolescence.
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