Drinking patterns and drinking-related benefits, harm and victimization experiences

Reports from community-based general population surveys

Bibliographic Data

ID11057439
AuthorsNorman Giesbrecht (0000-0002-4469-0563, corresponding author), Paulette West
Year1997
Volume24
Issue3
Pages557-579
Publication date1997-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueContemporary Drug Problems (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-4509 • E-ISSN: 2163-1808
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/009145099702400307
OpenAlexW304386944
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

This paper focuses on relationships between various measures of drinking and self-reported adverse and positive experiences related to drinking. It uses data collected in three Ontario communities in 1994 from a combined representative sample of 3,000 adults age 18 and over. The relationships between drinking patterns and consequences are examined by using the drinkers’ own causal attributions. We use different independent variables to calculate consumption, and we explore relationships between these drinking patterns and self-reported positive or negative consequences of drinking—including minor to more serious adverse or “victimization” experiences related to others’ drinking. We also provide commentary on the relative merits of using different drinking measures to understand drinking-related experiences. Multiple regression models are developed for three different predictions: perceived benefits of the respondent's own drinking; harm due to one's own drinking; and “victimization” experiences resulting from drinking by others

Attribution · Environmental health · Harm · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Population · Respondent · Suicide prevention · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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