Alcohol and Early Marriage: Spouse and Peer Influence

描述：这一竞争性的延续旨在研究 饮酒模式的连续性/不连续性和过渡期的问题 婚姻，是由一个概率发展框架（朱克， 1993年）。从这个角度来看，饮酒的变化超过了发展 过渡受到先前风险状态和变化的影响， 产生于个人，在他或她的关系，并在社会 环境是转型的结果。因此， 在婚姻过渡期饮酒可能源于个体差异 因素，关系因素，或同伴和社会网络因素。原始 该项目的重点是改变650对夫妇的饮酒模式和问题 从他们结婚到他们的第一个，然后，第二个周年纪念日。 目前的项目涉及四年后对夫妇的重新评估 婚姻，以解决饮酒模式和相关因素的进一步变化 在这些饮酒轨迹中。这一进一步评估还将考虑到 研究夫妻饮酒问题对婚姻解除的影响， 估计到那时大约是百分之二十到三十。 夫妇们在申请结婚证时被招募， 婚姻，并在申请结婚时评估这些夫妇 结婚后12个月，结婚后24个月， 婚后数月评估，这是相同的丈夫和妻子 包括以下实质性领域的措施：（1）饮酒模式 （2）个体差异因素（即，家族史 酒精中毒，酒精期望，社会化，负面影响）;（3）婚姻 质量（满意度，接近离婚）;（4）社会网络 特色结构方程模型将被用来检查两者 个体差异的横向和纵向关系 影响饮酒的因素有婚姻家庭因素、社会网络因素等 丈夫和妻子的使用和问题。据预测， 强调社交网络的中介作用将最好地描述变化 饮酒虽然个人风险因素，配偶饮酒，和婚姻 质量也会影响饮酒。线性增长模型将用于 描述婚姻中饮酒问题的4年饮酒轨迹 解散

DESCRIPTION: This competing continuation is designed to examine the continuity/discontinuity of drinking patterns and problems over the transition to marriage and is guided by a probabilistic-developmental framework (Zucker, 1993). From this perspective, changes in drinking over developmental transitions are influenced by both the preceding risk status and changes that arise in the individual, in his or her relationships, and in the social environment as a result of the transition. Thus, observed reductions in drinking over the marital transition could arise from individual difference factors, relationship factors, or peer and social network factors. The original project focused on changes in drinking patterns and problems among 650 couples from the time of their marriage to their first, and then, second anniversary. The current project involves a re-assessment of couples four years post marriage to address further changes in drinking patterns and factors involved in these drinking trajectories. This further assessment will also allow for the examination of the impact drinking problems of couples on marital dissolution, which is estimated to be approximately 20 percent to 30 percent by that time. Couples are recruited as they apply for their marriage license for their first marriage, and assessing these couples at the time they apply for their marriage license, at 12 months postmarriage, and at 24 months postmarriage, and 48 months postmarriage. The assessment, which is identical for husband and wife includes measures of the following substantive domains: (1) Drinking Patterns and Problems; (2) Individual Difference Factors (i.e., Family History of Alcoholism, Alcohol Expectancies, Socialization, Negative Affect); (3) Marital Quality (Satisfaction, Closeness to Divorce); (4) Social Network Characteristics. Structural equation modeling will be utilized to examine both the cross-sectional and the longitudinal relationship of individual difference factors, marital and family factors, and social network factors to the alcohol use and problems of both husbands and wives. It is predicted that a model emphasizing the mediational role of social networks will best describe changes in drinking though individual risk factors, spouse drinking, and marital quality may also impact drinking. Linear growth models will be utilized to describe the 4 year drinking trajectories of drinking problems on marital dissolution.