TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - A prospective study of self-esteem and alcohol use disorders in early adulthood: evidence for gender differences
JO  - Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
A1  - Walitzer, K. S.
A1  - Sher, K. J.
SP  - 1118
EP  - 1124
VL  - 20
IS  - 6
N2  - The relations among gender, self-esteem, and DSM-III alcohol use disorder diagnoses were examined in a sample of 217 men and 240 women evaluated at four annual assessments over the college years. The results support clinical observations that low self-esteem plays a particularly important etiological role in alcohol problems in women relative to men. Women who had an alcohol use disorder during years 3 and/or 4 showed relatively low levels of self-esteem throughout the study period. Furthermore, the study provides clear evidence for prospective prediction from year 1 self-esteem to year 4 alcohol use disorder diagnosis for women, but not for men. There was minimal evidence to suggest that alcohol use predicts later self-esteem.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-6008
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -