Citation

Richman JA, Rospenda KM, Johnson TP, Cho YI, Vijayasira G, Cloninger L, Wolff JM. J. Addict. Dis. 2012; 31(2): 158-172.

Affiliation

a Department of Psychiatry , University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago , Illinois , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10550887.2012.665692

PMID

22540437

Abstract

The United States has been experiencing the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression. This article presents the Life Change Consequences of the Great Recession (LCCGR), an instrument depicting work and personal life-related stressors reflecting the enduring effects of the Great Recession. A national sample of 663 respondents completed a mail survey including this instrument and measures of drinking outcomes. Multiple regression analyses addressed the links between the LCCGR and drinking. Economy-related stressors manifested significant effects on both male and female consumptions patterns, but most LCCGR subscales were more clearly related to problematic drinking patterns in men compared with women.

Language: en