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Title: Impact of Familial Alcoholism Density, Environmental Exposure, and Depression on Recurrent Use of Alcohol and Illicit Drugs in the General Population
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Jennison, Karen M. Johnson, Kenneth A. |
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Impact of Familial Alcoholism Density, Environmental Exposure, and Depression on Recurrent Use of Alcohol and Illicit Drugs in the General Population Presented: Toronto, Canada, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 1997 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Drug Use; Family Environment; Family Influences; Fathers; Gender Differences; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (N=9,000+ young adults, ages 23-35) are used to test several hypotheses concerning familial alcoholism. Investigated at 2 points in time within a 4-year interval was the impact of familial alcoholism density (FAD), familial environmental exposure to alcohol (FEA), & depression on high-risk drinking practices & lifetime illicit drug use. Results of two-stage least squares analyses indicate that the cross-lagged effects of both FAD & FEA stressors persist into adulthood & are sequentially associated with respondents' substance use & psychosocial functioning at the second time period. Higher levels of depressive symptoms & negative moods had a greater mediating influence on all classes of substance use relationships than lower levels of depressive symptoms. Males were more affected by FAD, specifically of the alcoholic father type & the father's alcoholic relatives, than were females. Women, particularly in regard to alcohol use, were more affected by FEA than men, suggesting that women may be differentially more sensitive to the effects of living with an alcoholic parent or close relative than men. Other findings & implications of the study are discussed, & directions for future research are suggested. (Copyright 1997, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.) |
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Jennison, Karen M. and Kenneth A. Johnson. "Impact of Familial Alcoholism Density, Environmental Exposure, and Depression on Recurrent Use of Alcohol and Illicit Drugs in the General Population." Presented: Toronto, Canada, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 1997. |