Daily Alcohol Use and Romantic Relationship Functioning: Evidence of Bidirectional, Gender-, and Context-Specific Effects
Daily Alcohol Use and Romantic Relationship Functioning: Evidence of Bidirectional, Gender-, and Context-Specific Effects
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DOI：
10.1177/0146167210388420
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发表时间：
2010-12-01
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4
通讯作者：
Cooper, M. Lynne
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作者：
Levitt, Ash;Cooper, M. Lynne
无论是有益的还是有害的，原因还是结果，饮酒和亲密关系过程之间的联系的性质仍然不清楚。本研究探讨了这些问题，使用每日报告的酒精使用和关系功能，从69个异性恋夫妇超过3周。多水平模型表明，酒精对关系过程既有积极影响，也有消极影响，而且这种影响对女性来说更为积极，当饮酒量较少时，伴侣会一起饮酒，或者他们饮酒量相似。然而，有趣的是，对亲密关系和伴侣行为的积极影响并不是通过性接触来介导的。在相反的方向，女性被发现比男性喝得更多，以应对关系困难和与伴侣脱节的感觉（即，低亲密度）。总体研究结果表明，饮酒与人际关系过程之间的联系是复杂且双向的，而且它们对女性来说可能比男性更重要。
Whether beneficial or harmful, cause or effect, the nature of associations between drinking and close relationship processes remains unclear. The present study examined these issues by using daily reports of alcohol use and relationship functioning from 69 heterosexual couples over 3 weeks. Multilevel modeling indicated that alcohol had both positive and negative effects on relationship processes and that effects were more positive for women, and when small amounts were consumed, partners drank together, or they consumed similar amounts. Interestingly, however, positive effects on intimacy and partner behaviors were not mediated by sexual contact. In the reverse direction, women were found to drink more than men in response to relationship difficulties and feeling disconnected from their partner (i.e., low intimacy). Overall findings indicate that associations between drinking and relationship processes are complex and bidirectional and that they may be more important for women than men.