Alcohol-related problems of children of heavy-drinking parents.

National surveys in the United States and elsewhere reveal a wide range in rates of heavy drinking across occupations, with the highest in construction and lowest in educational industries. Young adults in the military have higher heavy drinking rates than their civilian counterparts, with the highest among Army and Marine personnel. Civilian and military heavy and binge drinking and drinking on the job have been linked to specific kinds of work-related problems of high consequences to employer, employees, and the military. In 1998, the estimated employment-related costs of alcohol abuse in the United States were $135 billion; the projected costs 15 years hence are much higher. Guided by theoretical advances, links between specific environmental factors and undesirable drinking behavior have been identified and explained in the context of work culture. Results of these research endeavors have provided guidelines for research and intervention focused on prevention of alcohol-related problems in the civilian and military workplace.

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Effects of drinking patterns and social conditions on incidence and chronicity of alcohol-related problems

Contemporary Drug Problems ◽

10.1177/009145099702400304 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 473-511

Author(s):

Klaasjan Hajema ◽

Ronald A. Knibbe ◽

Maria J. Drop

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

General Population ◽

Drinking Behavior ◽

Heavy Drinking ◽

Social Conditions ◽

Central Issue ◽

Drinking Patterns ◽

Drinking Problems ◽

Alcohol Related Problems ◽

Selection Of

The central issue of this article is the extent to which, besides consumption and heavy drinking, drinking contexts and specific social conditions can explain the chronicity and incidence of alcohol-related problems. This study is the first longitudinal study of the Dutch general population on drinking behavior and alcohol-related problems (N = 1,327). The analysis of chronicity of drinking problems is concentrated on the selection of respondents with alcohol-related problems at first measurement; the analysis of incidence is concentrated on those who did not report alcohol-related problems at first measurement. In general, it can be concluded that besides level of consumption and heavy drinking, drinking contexts and social conditions add to the explanation of incidence and chronicity of alcohol-related problems.

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The role of discrimination in alcohol-related problems in samples of heavy drinking HIV-negative and positive men who have sex with men (MSM)

Drug and Alcohol Dependence ◽

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.07.017 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 166 ◽

pp. 226-234 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Tyler B. Wray ◽

David W. Pantalone ◽

Christopher W. Kahler ◽

Peter M. Monti ◽

Kenneth H. Mayer

Keyword(s):

Heavy Drinking ◽

Sex With Men ◽

Alcohol Related Problems ◽

Hiv Negative

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STUDENTŲ ALKOHOLIO VARTOJIMO LŪKESČIŲ, SAVIVEIKSMINGUMO, MOTYVŲ IR ALKOHOLIO VARTOJIMO SĄSAJOS

Psichologija ◽

10.15388/psichol.2011.44.2546 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 44 ◽

pp. 88-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R. Baltrušaitytė ◽

L. Bulotaitė

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Heavy Drinking ◽

Outcome Expectancies ◽

Drinking Motives ◽

Drinking Patterns ◽

Effective Prevention ◽

Alcohol Outcome Expectancies ◽

The Relationship ◽

Alcohol Related Problems

Straipsnio tikslas – išsiaiškinti studentų lūkesčių, motyvų ir saviveiksmingumo sąsajas su alkoholio vartojimu. Naudojant alkoholio vartojimo lūkesčių klausimyną, atsisakymo gerti saviveiksmingumo klausimyną, motyvų vartoti alkoholį klausimyną, motyvų nevartoti alkoholio klausimyną ir alkoholio vartojimo įpročių bei problemų anketą buvo apklausti 308 studentai iš 5 Lietuvos universitetų. Gauti rezultatai rodo, kad studentų motyvai vartoti alkoholį ir teigiamų pasekmių lūkesčiai yra teigiamai susiję su alkoholio vartojimo dažnumu, kiekiu ir vartojimo sukeltomis problemomis, o atsisakymo gerti saviveiksmingumas ir motyvai nevartoti alkoholio dėl abejingumo alkoholiui yra neigiamai susiję su alkoholio vartojimo ypatumais (dažnumu, kiekiu, problemomis). Vyriškoji lytis, stipresni motyvai vartoti alkoholį ir menkesnis saviveiksmingumas prognozuoja didesnius suvartojamo alkoholio kiekius, o dažnesnį alkoholio vartojimą prognozuoja dar ir jaunesnis alkoholio vartojimo pradžios amžius. Didesnį su alkoholio vartojimu susijusių problemų skaičių prognozuoja ne tik gausesnis alkoholio vartojimas, bet ir stipresni motyvai vartoti alkoholį bei silpnesnis saviveiksmingumas. Pagrindiniai žodžiai: alkoholio vartojimas, lūkesčiai, motyvai, saviveiksmingumas.Relationship between Alcohol Outcome Expectancies, Self-Efficacy, Motives and Alcohol Consumption among University StudentsBaltrušaitytė R., Bulotaitė L. SummaryAlcohol use is widespread among university students. While searching for the factors associated with drinking, scientists more often acknowledge the importance of various cognitive-motivational variables. It is recommended to consider these variables when developing effective prevention and intervention programs. The cognitive-motivational variables examined in this study were: alcohol outcome expectancies, drinking motives, motives for not drinking, and drinking refusal self-efficacy. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between alcohol outcome expectancies, motives, self-efficacy and alcohol consumption among Lithuanian university students. Another aim was to propose and test a meditational model in which alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems are predicted by expectancies, motives and self-efficacy. 308 students from five Lithuanian universities participated in this study. All participants completed the Drinking Expectancy Questionnaire – revised (DEQ-r), Drinking Refusal Self-efficacy Questionnaire – revised (DRSEQ-r), Drinking Motives Questionnaire (DMQ), motives for not drinking questionnaire and one more questionnaire assessing drinking patterns and alcohol-related problems. The results have shown that the male gender, stronger motives to drink and a weaker drink ing refusal self-efficacy predict a larger quantity of alcohol consumed per occasion. More frequent drinking was also predicted by an earlier age of drinking onset. A larger number of alcohol-related problems was predicted not only by the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption, but also by stronger motives to drink and a weaker drinking refusal self-efficacy. The relationship between positive alcohol outcome expectancies and alcohol consumption was mediated by motives and drinking refusal self-efficacy. Motives to drink predict alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems directly and indirectly – through self-efficacy. Drinking refusal self-efficacy predicted alcohol consumption directly, and the relationship between self-efficacy and alcohol-related problems was mediated by alcohol consumption. Strong positive alcohol outcome expectancies and drinking motives may be considered as potential risk factors for heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems. Strong drinking refusal self-efficacy and strong motives for not drinking because of indifference toward alcohol may be considered as protective factors against drinking and alcohol-related problems among university students.Keywords: alcohol consumption, expectancies, motives, self-efficacy.15%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">

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When at risk? Drinking contexts and heavy drinking in the Montreal adult population

Contemporary Drug Problems ◽

10.1177/009145099702400303 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 449-471 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Andrée Demers

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Intake ◽

Telephone Survey ◽

Adult Population ◽

Heavy Drinking ◽

Situational Characteristics ◽

Contextual Characteristics ◽

Logistic Regressions ◽

Alcohol Related Problems ◽

Drinking Occasion ◽

Contextual Characteristic

The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of contexts associated with heavier alcohol intake. Data come from a telephone survey carried out in April 1993 with a random sample of the metropolitan Montreal adult population (Quebec, Canada). Drinking contexts were investigated with regard to the situational setting (circumstances, time and location) and the relational setting (drinking partners’ relationship and sociodemographic similarity) characterizing the drinking occasion. Having five or more drinks per occasion, linked by many studies to alcohol-related problems, was deemed to be heavy drinking. The results of the logistic regressions performed reveal that for men under 25 years old, drinking with other men is the only contextual characteristic associated positively with heavy drinking, while for men age 25 and over, situational characteristics as well as relational characteristics are associated positively with heavy drinking. For women, heavy drinking is only weakly associated with contextual characteristics.

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Alcoholism and alcoholic psychoses in Russia: An analysis of the trends

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1764 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. s875-s876

Author(s):

Y. Razvodovsky

Keyword(s):

Heavy Drinking ◽

Population Level ◽

Soviet Period ◽

Prevalence Rates ◽

Per Capita ◽

Competing Interest ◽

Alcohol Related Problems ◽

Incidence Prevalence ◽

Alcohol Sales

IntroductionRussia has one of the highest alcoholism (alcohol dependence) and alcoholic psychoses incidence/prevalence rates in Europe, which may be explained by high overall population drinking and prevalence of irregular heavy drinking of vodka. The role of binge drinking in modifying the effect of alcohol on the risk of alcoholic psychoses in Russia has been emphasized in clinical and aggregate-level studies.AimsThe present study aims to examine the phenomenon of dramatic fluctuations in alcoholism and alcoholic psychoses rates in Russia during the late Soviet (1970–1991) to post-Soviet period (1992–2015).MethodTo examine the relation between changes in the sales of alcohol and alcoholism/alcoholic psychoses incidence/prevalence rates across the study period a time-series analysis was performed.ResultsAccording to the results, alcohol sales is a statistically significant associated with alcoholic psychoses incidence/prevalence rates, implying that a 1 litre increase in per capita alcohol sales is associated with an increase in the alcoholic psychoses incidence/prevalence rates of 17.6% and 14.0% correspondingly. The association between alcohol sales per capita and alcoholism incidence/prevalence rates was also positive, but statistically not significant.ConclusionThese findings suggest that the alcoholic psychoses incidence/prevalence rates are the reliable indicators of alcohol-related problems at the population level. The outcomes of this study also provide indirect support for the hypothesis that the dramatic fluctuations in the alcoholic psychoses incidence/prevalence rates in Russia during the last decades were related to the availability/affordability of alcohol.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Alcohol-Related Problems: Differences by Gender and Level of Heavy Drinking

Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research ◽

10.1111/acer.12398 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (6) ◽

pp. 1662-1670 ◽

Cited By ~ 82

Author(s):

Jane Witbrodt ◽

Nina Mulia ◽

Sarah E. Zemore ◽

William C. Kerr

Keyword(s):

Heavy Drinking ◽

Ethnic Disparities ◽

Alcohol Related Problems ◽

Racial Ethnic

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Sweet-Liking Is Associated with Transformation of Heavy Drinking into Alcohol-Related Problems in Young Adults with High Novelty Seeking

Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research ◽

10.1111/acer.12458 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (7) ◽

pp. 2119-2126 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Alexey Kampov-Polevoy ◽

Leslie Lange ◽

Georgiy Bobashev ◽

Barry Eggleston ◽

Tammy Root ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Heavy Drinking ◽

Novelty Seeking ◽

Alcohol Related Problems

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0528 Insomnia as a Mechanism for Improvement in Alcohol Problems Among Young Adults

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.525 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. A202-A202

Author(s):

M Miller ◽

L B Freeman ◽

C J Park ◽

N Hall ◽

P K Sahota ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Significant Interaction ◽

Heavy Drinking ◽

Sleep Hygiene ◽

Alcohol Problems ◽

Post Treatment ◽

Significant Group ◽

Alcohol Related Problems ◽

Insomnia Symptoms

Abstract Introduction More than half of heavy-drinking young adults report symptoms of insomnia, which have been associated with alcohol-related problems. This study examined improvement in insomnia (via Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia; CBT-I) as a mechanism for improvement in alcohol-related problems. Methods Fifty-six heavy-drinking young adults with insomnia (ages 18-30y) were randomized to CBT-I (n=28) or single-session sleep hygiene control (SH; n=28). Of those, 43 (77%) completed post-treatment (24 SH, 19 CBT-I) and 48 (86%) completed 1-month follow-up (25 SH, 23 CBT-I). Multiple imputation was used to estimate missing data. Treatment outcomes were assessed using multilevel models. Mediation was tested using bootstrapped confidence intervals for indirect effects in the PROCESS macro. Results CBT-I participants reported greater decreases in insomnia severity than those in the sleep hygiene group [group X time interaction, F(2,59)=11.29, p<.001], both post-treatment and at 1-month follow-up. Both groups decreased significantly in diary-assessed sleep quality [time, F(2,55)=40.30, p<.001], with a marginally significant interaction in favor of the CBT-I group [F(2,55)=2.69, p=.08]. There were no significant group by time interactions in the prediction of actigraphy-assessed sleep variables, although again, there was a marginally significant interaction in the prediction of actigraphy-assessed sleep efficiency [F(2,66)=2.75, p=.07]. Both groups reported significant decreases in drinking quantity over time [time, F(2,58=13.88, p<.001]. However, CBT-I participants reported greater decreases in alcohol-related consequences than those in the sleep hygiene group [F(2,67)=4.13, p=.02]. In the mediation model, CBT-I did not have a direct effect on change in alcohol-related consequences (B=1.49, SE=1.06, 95%CI=-0.65, 3.62); however, it influenced change in 1-month alcohol-related consequences indirectly through its influence on post-treatment insomnia symptoms (B=-1.09, SE=0.57, 95%CI=-2.30, -0.05). Conclusion CBT-I is effective in treating insomnia among heavy-drinking young adults and may be associated with reductions in alcohol-related problems due to its impact on insomnia symptoms. Support This work was supported by funding from the University of Missouri System Research Board Office (PI Miller). Mary Beth Miller’s contribution to this project was also supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [grant number K23AA026895].

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