Sex Differences in the Use of Alcohol and Tranquilizers: Testing a Role Convergence Hypothesis
作者:
BellRalph,
SchuckitPenny L.,
SchuckitDennis W.,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1984)
卷期:
Volume 10,
issue 4
页码: 551-561
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1984
DOI:10.3109/00952998409001492
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Research on adult alcohol and tranquilizer use provides strong evidence of fundamental sex differences in the use of the two types of drugs. Current explanations posited for these differences center around differential sex roles and sex role expectations. Much of the discussion of these differences suggests that as male and female roles converge, these behavioral differences should decrease. Using data from a statewide survey of Illinois adults, we provide a preliminary test of a sex role convergence hypothesis for alcohol and tranquilizer use. To do so, we use a multinomial extension of logistic multiple regression. After controlling for demographic and sex role characteristics, the results show that females have a much higher probability of using tranquilizers rather than alcohol than men do. Thus, the role convergence hypothesis is not supported for the use of these two types of drugs.
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