Assessing the Role of Gambling on Problematic Alcohol Consumption by Police Officers

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 659-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egbert Zavala
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Problematic Alcohol

Using Gottfredson and Hirschi’s A General Theory of Crime to Explain Problematic Alcohol Consumption by Police Officers: A Test of Self-Control as Self-Regulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egbert Zavala ◽  
Don L. Kurtz
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Problem Drinking ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Control ◽  
General Theory Of Crime ◽  
Problematic Alcohol ◽  
Theory Of Crime

Problematic alcohol consumption by police officers is well documented in the literature. However, no study has utilized Gottfredson and Hirschi’s A General Theory of Crime to determine what role, if any, self-control (i.e., self-regulation) plays in predicting this behavior. Therefore, data from the Police Stress and Domestic Violence in Police Families in Baltimore, Maryland, 1997-1999 are analyzed to test the influence of work-related stress on officers’ self-control and problem drinking. Results indicated that self-control is significant in predicting problematic alcohol consumption by police officers. Two control variables (burnout and peer drinking) also predicted the dependent variable. The current study provides further evidence that self-control continues to be one of the most consistent factors most likely to lead to criminal behavior, including those committed by police officers.

scholarly journals The Role of Age of Onset in Problematic Alcohol Consumption: Artefact or Cohort Effect?

2021 ◽  
pp. 000-000
Author(s):  
Mercy P. Ontaneda Aguilar ◽  
Pablo Ruisoto Palomera ◽  
Carla López Núñez ◽  
Carmen Torres Maroño ◽  
Silvia Vaca Gallegos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Cohort Effect ◽  
Problematic Alcohol

A Developmental Perspective on the Genetic Basis of Alcohol Use Disorder

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa M. Trucco ◽  
Gabriel L. Schlomer ◽  
Brian M. Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Developmental Perspective ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Intermediate Phenotypes ◽  
Problematic Alcohol ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
Problematic Alcohol Use

Approximately 48–66% of the variation in alcohol use disorders is heritable. This chapter provides an overview of the genetic influences that contribute to alcohol use disorder within a developmental perspective. Namely, risk for problematic alcohol use is framed as a function of age-related changes in the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors and an end state of developmental processes. This chapter discusses the role of development in the association between genes and the environment on risk for alcohol use disorder. Designs used to identify genetic factors relevant to problematic alcohol use are discussed. Studies examining developmental pathways to alcohol use disorder with a focus on endophenotypes and intermediate phenotypes are reviewed. Finally, areas for further investigation are offered.

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