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Gender and age differences in the associations between family social roles and excessive alcohol use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Familial social roles are known to have important links with both acute and chronic excessive alcohol use. However, whether and how these links vary across adulthood and by gender is not well understood and would provide insight into populations most at risk for excessive alcohol use.

Methods

This study used data from those ages 18 to 60 in the National Epidemiologic Study of Alcohol and Related Conditions-III survey (N=28,475). We examined the gender- and age-varying associations of current marital status (married vs. divorced/separated vs. never married) and parental status (parent vs. not) with acute (binge drinking) and chronic (exceeding weekly drinking guidelines) excessive alcohol use using time-varying effect modelling.

Results

Both marital and parental statuses were inversely associated with acute and chronic excessive alcohol use at most ages, however the magnitude of these associations and gender differences in these associations varied by age. There were greater differences between adults who were married vs. never married and parents vs. not in excessive alcohol use during young adulthood as compared to later adulthood. The association of parental status with acute excessive alcohol use was stronger for women compared to men in young adulthood.

Conclusions

Gender and age should be considered when examining risk and protective factors, particularly in examining the role of parenthood in acute excessive alcohol use. These findings will help target populations most at risk for chronic and acute excessive alcohol use.

SUBMITTER: Evans-Polce RJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6983322 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Gender and age differences in the associations between family social roles and excessive alcohol use.

Evans-Polce Rebecca J RJ Jang Bohyun Joy BJ Maggs Jennifer L JL Patrick Megan E ME

Social science & medicine (1982) 20191104

<h4>Background</h4>Familial social roles are known to have important links with both acute and chronic excessive alcohol use. However, whether and how these links vary across adulthood and by gender is not well understood and would provide insight into populations most at risk for excessive alcohol use.<h4>Methods</h4>This study used data from those ages 18 to 60 in the National Epidemiologic Study of Alcohol and Related Conditions-III survey (N=28,475). We examined the gender- and age-varying a ...[more]

PMID: 31726267

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Gender and age differences in the associations between family social roles and excessive alcohol use.

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Gender and age differences in the associations between family social roles and excessive alcohol use.

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