@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol use among active duty women: analysis AUDIT scores from the 2011 health-related behavior survey of active duty military personnel",
journal="Military medicine",
year="2016",
author="Jeffery, Diana D. and Mattiko, Mark",
volume="181",
number="1 Suppl",
pages="99-108",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Numerous studies document higher substance use among military men after deployment; similar studies focused on military women are limited. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: This study examines alcohol use of active duty women and deployment factors, social/environmental/attitudinal factors, and psychological/intrapersonal factors. <br><br>METHODS: Secondary data analysis of the 2011 Survey of Health-Related Behavior of active duty military personnel was conducted using bivariate statistics and multiple regression analyses with Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test scores as the dependent variable. <br><br>RESULTS: Nearly 94% had low risk for alcohol use disorders. Length of combat experience and extent of combat exposure were unrelated to Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test scores; noncombat deployment was unrelated after controlling for marital status, age of first drink, pay grade, and branch of service. Significant motivators (p < 0.001) for drinking were &quot;like/enjoy drinking,&quot; &quot;drink to cheer up,&quot; &quot;drink to forget problems,&quot; and significant deterrents were &quot;cost of alcohol&quot; and &quot;fear of upsetting family/friends if used alcohol.&quot; Anger propensity, risk propensity, lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation, and depressed mood were significant predictors in the regression model after controlling for covariates. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that some active duty women use alcohol to cope with adverse emotional states, whereas others use alcohol consistent with propensity for high-risk behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00222",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00222"
}