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Women ending marriage to a problem drinking partner decrease their own risk for problem drinking.
- Source :
- Addiction; Aug2012, Vol. 107 Issue 8, p1453-1461, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT Aims Marital dissolution is associated with increased risk of problematic drinking. However, marriage to a problem drinker also increases this risk, and ending this type of relationship may actually decrease risk of problematic drinking. This study tested whether women ending their marriage to a problem drinker exhibited improvements in drinking. Design National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, a two-wave nationally representative survey of the US adult population. Setting In-person interviews conducted in US households. Participants Females married or living as if married at wave 1 at least 18 years of age. Measurements Socio-demographics, drinking frequency, drinking quantity, alcohol use disorders, problem drinking, partner problem drinking and relationship dissolution. Findings Ending marriage to a non-problem drinker predicted increased frequency of drinking [risk ratio (RR) = 1.55; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.43, 1.67], heavier drinking (RR = 1.30; 95% CI = 1.71, 1.45), more problematic drinking (RR = 2.45; 95% CI = 2.17, 2.77) and a greater likelihood of use disorder diagnosis [odds ratio (OR) = 2.2; 95% CI = 1.67, 2.91]. Ending a relationship with a problem drinker predicted less frequent drinking (RR = 0.94; 95% CI = 0.90, 0.98), less heavy drinking (RR = 0.84; 95% CI = 0.78, 0.90) and fewer alcohol-related problems (RR = 0.77; 95% CI = 0.62, 0.95). Conclusions Ending a marriage with a husband who drinks problematically may decrease risk of alcohol-related problems among women, substantiating the need for alcohol treatments to address a problem drinking partner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ALCOHOLISM risk factors
AGE distribution
ANALYSIS of variance
BLACK people
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
DIVORCE
ALCOHOL drinking
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HISPANIC Americans
INCOME
INTERVIEWING
MARRIAGE
RACE
RESEARCH funding
T-test (Statistics)
WHITE people
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
EDUCATIONAL attainment
RELATIVE medical risk
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09652140
- Volume :
- 107
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Addiction
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 77633820
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03840.x