Citation

Bonin MF, McCreary DR, Sadava SW. Psychol. Addict. Behav. 2000; 14(2): 151-161.

Affiliation

Clinical Research and Development Program, Regina Health District, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10860114

Abstract

The authors examined the extent to which the relationships among coping, loneliness, depression, and 3 problematic drinking behaviors varied as a function of gender in 2 community-based samples of young adults (19-39 years old). Regression analyses revealed that (a) after controlling for the quantity and frequency of alcohol typically consumed, the 3 psychosocial variables were significantly related to frequency of intoxication, binge drinking, and drink tossing behaviors; (b) not all predictors were related to all problem drinking behaviors; (c) the predictors that were significant varied as a function of the 2 cohorts; and (d) with the exception of frequency of intoxication in the younger cohort, the associations between the predictors and problematic drinking behaviors tended to be similar for men and women. Future directions for research are discussed.

Language: en