The Gender Gap in Alcohol Consumption during Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Gendered Attitudes and Adult Roles

We utilize data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth young adult sample (N = 1,488) to investigate whether gender role attitudes and the occupation of and transition to three adult roles (i.e., employment, marriage, and parenthood) contribute to the maintenance of the gender gap in the fre...

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Published in:Journal of health and social behavior 2009-12, Vol.50 (4), p.410-426
Main Authors: Christie-Mizell, C. André, Peralta, Robert L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Adulthood
Age Factors
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol drinking
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol Education
Alcohol use
Alcoholism
Alcohols
Attitude
Attitudes
Behavior Patterns
Biological and medical sciences
Drinking
Drinking Behavior
Employment
Female
Gender Differences
Gender roles
Humans
Late Adolescents
Life Change Events
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Marriage
Medical sciences
Men
Parenthood
Parents
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sex Differences
Sex Factors
Sex Role
Sex Role Attitudes
Sex roles
Social behavior
Substance Use in the Transition to Adulthood
Teenagers
United States - epidemiology
Working women
Young Adult
Young Adults
Young people
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Summary:We utilize data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth young adult sample (N = 1,488) to investigate whether gender role attitudes and the occupation of and transition to three adult roles (i.e., employment, marriage, and parenthood) contribute to the maintenance of the gender gap in the frequency and quantity of alcohol use. Our results indicate that traditional gender role attitudes are related to less frequent drinking for both men and women, but role attitudes are not associated with the number of drinks consumed. We also find that employment and transitions to employment increase the frequency and quantity of drinking, but less so for women compared to men. Furthermore, marriage, parenthood, and transitions to parenthood are related to less frequent drinking for women only. In terms of the number of drinks consumed, only employment and transitions to employment distinguish men and women. Employment is related to increased quantity of drinking for men, but decreased drinking for women, while transitions to employment have no effect on men, but do decrease the amount of drinking for women. Marriage decreases the number of drinks consumed equally for both men and women.
ISSN:0022-1465
2150-6000
DOI:10.1177/002214650905000403