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Title: Multiple Roles and Alcohol Consumption in the Transition to Adulthood
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Christie-Mizell, C. André Peralta, Robert L. |
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Multiple Roles and Alcohol Consumption in the Transition to Adulthood Presented: New York NY, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2013 Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Attitudes; Employment; Family Influences; Gender Attitudes/Roles; Gender Differences; Marriage; Parenthood; Social Roles; Transition, Adulthood Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Utilizing data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - Young Adult sample (N=1,494), we investigated whether gender role orientation and the initiation of three adult roles (i.e., employment, marriage and parenthood) explain the higher levels of alcohol consumed by men. Gender differences in the amount of alcohol consumption during the transition to adulthood is explained by the number of roles occupied by the individual, but not necessarily by any single role or role combination. Role accumulation protects women from drinking, but does not have an impact on male drinking behavior. Our findings also indicated that, as youth mature, traditional gender role orientation is related to lower levels of drinking for both men and women, but is mediated by marriage. Finally, parenthood was the one adulthood transition that significantly decreased drinking for both men and women. |
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Christie-Mizell, C. André and Robert L. Peralta. "Multiple Roles and Alcohol Consumption in the Transition to Adulthood." Presented: New York NY, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2013. |