Marital status and substance use among women

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Marital Status

scholarly journals Marriage and reductions in men's alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (15) ◽  
pp. 2634-2640
Author(s):  
Jessica E. Salvatore ◽  
Charles O. Gardner ◽  
Kenneth S. Kendler
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Psychoactive Substance ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Psychoactive Substance Use ◽  
Transition To Marriage

AbstractBackgroundPsychoactive substance use is lower among married compared to divorced or unmarried men; yet, the nature of this effect remains unclear because becoming and staying married is potentially confounded with substance-related background familial and individual factors, like parental divorce and personality. The authors investigated the associations between marital status and substance use; how substance use changed across the transition to marriage; and whether marriage effects were likely to be causal.MethodThe sample included 1790 adults from male–male twin pairs from a population-based registry. Measures of marital status and alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use came from Life History Calendars. Data were analyzed using regression, co-twin comparison, and within-person models. The latter models are tools for quasi-causal inference that control for familial and individual-level confounders.ResultsMarried men used less alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis than men who were divorced/separated or single. In analyses of substance use across the transition to marriage, men reduced their alcohol and cannabis use both before and after marriage, but their tobacco use only after marriage. These effects were largely robust in co-twin and within-person analyses.ConclusionsMarriage was associated with substantial reductions in substance use compared to being divorced/separated or single, and these reductions began prior to marriage. The co-twin comparison and within-person models ruled out the alternative explanation that marriage effects were due to confounding background familial and individual factors. These results provide strong evidence that the social role expectations associated with marriage reduce psychoactive substance use.

scholarly journals Gender and the relationship between marital status and first onset of mood, anxiety and substance use disorders

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 1495-1505 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Scott ◽  
J. E. Wells ◽  
M. Angermeyer ◽  
T. S. Brugha ◽  
E. Bromet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
First Onset ◽  
Reduced Risk

BackgroundPrior research on whether marriage is equally beneficial to the mental health of men and women is inconsistent due to methodological variation. This study addresses some prior methodological limitations and investigates gender differences in the association of first marriage and being previously married, with subsequent first onset of a range of mental disorders.MethodCross-sectional household surveys in 15 countries from the WHO World Mental Health survey initiative (n=34493), with structured diagnostic assessment of mental disorders using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 3.0. Discrete-time survival analyses assessed the interaction of gender and marital status in the association with first onset of mood, anxiety and substance use disorders.ResultsMarriage (versus never married) was associated with reduced risk of first onset of most mental disorders in both genders; but for substance use disorders this reduced risk was stronger among women, and for depression and panic disorder it was confined to men. Being previously married (versus stably married) was associated with increased risk of all disorders in both genders; but for substance use disorders, this increased risk was stronger among women and for depression it was stronger among men.ConclusionsMarriage was associated with reduced risk of the first onset of most mental disorders in both men and women but there were gender differences in the associations between marital status and onset of depressive and substance use disorders. These differences may be related to gender differences in the experience of multiple role demands within marriage, especially those concerning parenting.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic Situation and Substance Use Disorder Influences on Safety Practices among Truckers

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeyinka P. Ajayi ◽  
Sonwabo P. Mazinyo
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Bivariate Analysis

Background: The study examined the nexus between Social Economic Situation (SES) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and the influence the two exerted on willingness to comply with Health Safety and Environment (HSE) guiding the conveyance of petroleum products among truckers in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria. Methods: Multistage and simple random sampling techniques were utilized to obtain the 265 respondents who are professional haulers and necessary information on the study objectives were obtained through self-reporting designed questionnaire. Bivariate statistical analysis and Logistic Regression Model were also used in ascertaining the existence of relationships among the dependent and independent variables. Results: The result from the bivariate analysis showed the existence of an association between two SES variables of age [X2 (9) 17.05, p=0.04] and literacy level[X2 (9) 41.36 p=0.00] and SUD. While the marital status of the respondents did not significantly influence the incidences of SUD [X2 (9) 9.841 p=0.36].Furthermore, a Logistic Regression Model (LRM) examined the relationship between dichotomous dependent variable (compliance or non-compliance to HSE stipulations guiding the conveyance of petroleum products) and the different independent explanatory variables (Age, Marital Status, Educational Status and SUD). The Wald criterion demonstrated that marital status (p=.000), educational status (p=.000) and attitude to SUD (p=.000) all made significant contributions to the prediction (compliance) while age (p=.861) was not a significant predictor. Conclusion: The study recommends the importance of non-economic factors (like literacy and marital status) in the achievement of sustainable HSE stipulations guiding the conveyance of petroleum products.

scholarly journals Psychological well-being of substance use patient: Role of religious therapy as the treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaqia Bano ◽  
Iram Naz ◽  
Naeem Leghari ◽  
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
Patient Role ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective: To evaluate the psychological well-being of substance use patients in comparison of combined religious therapy and pharmacotherapy effects with that of pharmacotherapy effects alone and also to assess the psychological well-being of drug addicts in comparison of demographics characteristics. Methods: This experimental study was conducted at Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat from July 5th 2016 to July 25th 2017. A sample of 140 drug addicted patients was taken from different hospital. The pre and post-test of experimental and control group was done. Experimental group received standard pharmacotherapy along with religious therapy while patients in the control group only induced standard pharmacotherapy. The effectiveness of therapy was judged on their psychological well-being using California Psychological Inventory Well-being sub-scale. Results: The results of the study confirmed that there was significant difference in the psychological well-being of control and experimental group (p-value <0.01). After the treatment a difference exists in the means of control and experimental (16.24 and 26.44 respectively) groups. An increase in the psychological well-being of those having religious therapy comparing to those not having religious therapy was observed. Further, comparing the demographic variables the means indicated that treatment affected all age groups, marital status and education level equally. Whereas, in the rural area (mean, 27.04) psychological well-being was better than the urban (mean=26.11) and with the income levels of 21,000 to 30,000 (mean, 27.57) there was more improvement as compared with other income levels (mean, 26.35 and mean, 26.03). Conclusion: The religious therapy had a significant therapeutic effect on psychological well-being of the substance use patients and it is equally effective for all age group, marital status and educational level. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.5.561 How to cite this:Bano Z, Naz I, Leghari N, Ahmed I. Psychological well-being of substance use patient: Role of religious therapy as the treatment. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(5):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.5.561 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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