Gender convergence in alcohol consumption and related problems: issues and outcomes from comparisons of New Zealand survey data

McPherson, Mervyl; Casswell, Sally; Pledger, Megan

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00758.x

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“…Sociologically, this finding provides support for gender role convergence, suggesting that male and female social roles are beginning to resemble one another. A study of New Zealand survey data suggested such convergence regarding alcohol problems (McPherson, Casswell, & Pledger, 2004). Regardless, more research is needed to clarify the association between gender and alcohol-related problems.…”

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College students' alcohol-related problems: A test of competing theories

Sun

Longazel

2008

Journal of Criminal Justice

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College students' alcohol-related problems: A test of competing theories

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Longazel

2008

Journal of Criminal Justice

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“…Traditionally much lighter drinkers, they are now rapidly catching up with their male peers (e.g., Alcohol Concern 2000; Motluk 2004). Over the 5-year period from 1995 to 2000, women in New Zealand (NZ) increased their overall alcohol consumption while men's drinking remained constant (MacPherson et al 2004). Women, especially those aged between 18-29 years, now drink more alcohol in any one sitting than ever before, and are also now more likely to agree with the belief that 'it's OK to get drunk now and again' (Habgood et al 2001).…”

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Alcohol Consumption, Gender Identities and Women’s Changing Social Positions

2008

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Young adults in Western countries are drinking more alcohol than ever before, particularly young women. This study aimed to explore how women are (re)defining their gender identities in relation to men through consumption of alcohol. Eight friendship discussion groups were conducted in Auckland, New Zealand, with 16 women and 16 men aged 20-29 years. Participants viewed binge drinking as a routine, normal part of everyday life. Women's drinking was linked to pleasure and fun, with positive descriptions of female participants who were frequently intoxicated. However, other drunk women were positioned as deviant and breaking traditional codes of femininity. Findings are discussed in terms of women's changing social positions and the accomplishment of gender identities through local communities of practice.

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“…There are a few possible explanations for this lack of a difference. First, historical changes in social roles have led to gender convergence in alcohol use (e.g., drunkenness) and in heavy drinking among adolescents, college students, and the general population (Holmila and Raitasalo, 2005;Kuntsche et al, 2011;McPherson et al, 2004). Second, we used a gender-specifi c measure of heavy drinking that is designed to take into account differences in metabolism and body weight between men and women (Wechsler et al, 1995).…”

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Leisure Activities, the Social Weekend, and Alcohol Use: Evidence From a Daily Study of First-Year College Students

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Ram

Maggs

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J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: The aim of this study was to document within-person and between-persons associations between the duration of day-to-day activities (volunteering, spiritual activities, media use, socializing, entertainment/campus events and clubs, athletics, classes, working for pay) and alcohol use (quantity and heavy drinking) and to examine whether these associations differed by gender and the time of week. Method: First-semester college students (N = 717 persons; 51.6% female) provided up to 14 consecutive days of data (N = 9,431 days) via daily web-based surveys. Multilevel analyses tested whether alcohol use was associated with activity duration, gender, and time of week. Results: Between-persons associations indicated that alcohol use was higher among individuals who spent more time involved in athletics and socializing and lower among students who spent more time in spiritual and volunteer activities. Within-person associations indicated that students consumed more alcohol and were more likely to drink heavily on weekends, on days they spent more time than usual socializing, and on days they spent less time than usual in spiritual activities and using media. Conclusions: Select activities and days were linked with less alcohol use at both the between-and within-person levels, suggesting that attention should be paid to both selection effects and social context to understand the mechanisms linking activity duration and student drinking. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 73, 250-259, 2012)

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Gender convergence in alcohol consumption and related problems: issues and outcomes from comparisons of New Zealand survey data

Abstract: Gender convergence took place in New Zealand from 1995 to 2000.

Cited by 86 publications

References 21 publications

College students' alcohol-related problems: A test of competing theories

College students' alcohol-related problems: A test of competing theories

Alcohol Consumption, Gender Identities and Women’s Changing Social Positions

Leisure Activities, the Social Weekend, and Alcohol Use: Evidence From a Daily Study of First-Year College Students

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