REEXAMINING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING INITIATION AND ESCALATION OF BINGE DRINKING
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
ISSN: 0144-333X
Article publication date: 1 May 1996
Abstract
Hypotheses regarding gender differences in circumstances surrounding the initiation/escalation of binge drinking are tested in a sample of young adults from a general population. The circumstances are measured by six scales. Multiple regression analyses suggest a congruence between observed gender differences in circumstances surrounding initiation and escalation of binge drinking and the literature on gender‐related sociodevelopmental processes: For males, initiation of binge drinking is associated with self‐importance, to be influenced by peers, and to experience confrontation with the authorities. For females, initiation of binge drinking is associated with greater feelings of distress and interpersonal problems. For escalation of binge drinking, no gender effect on peer influence is observed. However, all other gender‐related effects continue to be observed at even greater levels. The results also support the conclusion that the gender‐related effects are at least partially independent although certain of the effects are attenuated when other circumstances are included in the model.
Citation
Liu, X. and Kaplan, H.B. (1996), "REEXAMINING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING INITIATION AND ESCALATION OF BINGE DRINKING", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 16 No. 5/6, pp. 26-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb013255
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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