Subjective, Social, and Physical Availability. II. Their Simultaneous Effects on Alcohol Consumption

Abbey, Antonia; Scott, Richard; Oliansky, Denise M.; Quinn, Barbara; Andreski, Patricia

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“…Community residents in these areas are likely to experience higher rates of neighborhood disruption. Such an interpretation is consistent with the literature on alcohol outlet density in general, which finds that higher outlet densities increase perceived availability of alcohol, lower retail price through increased competition, lower total cost to the drinker (including travel time), increases consumption of alcohol, and increases violence and other crime and disruption associated with drinking (Abbey et al, 1990;Alaniz et al, 1998;Scribner, Cohen, & Fisher, 2000;Berman et al, 2000). Given the crosssectional design of the current study, we cannot answer the question of which came first.…”

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“…Physical, social, and economic availability of alcohol is associated with alcohol consumption among the general population (Parker, Wolz, & Harford, 1978;Rush, Steinberg, & Brook, 1986;Abbey, Scott, Olinsky, Quinn, & Andreski, 1990;Abbey, Scott, & Smith, 1993;Gruenewald, Madden, & Janes, 1992;Gruenewald, Miller, & Treno, 1993) and among young adolescents and older teenagers (O'Malley & Wagenaar, 1991;Wagenaar, 1993;Wagenaar et al, 1996;Jones-Webb et al, 1997). High density of alcohol outlets has been found to be associated with higher rates of alcohol-related health and social problems such as homicide (Scribner, Cohen, Kaplan, & Allen, 1999), assaultive violence (Alaniz, Parker, Gallegos, & Cartmill, 1996;Alaniz, Cartmill, & Parker, 1998;Gorman, Speer, Labouvie, & Subaiya, 1998a;Scribner, MacKinnon, & Dweyer, 1995;Speer, Labouvie, & Ontkush, 1998), domestic violence (Gorman, Labouvie, Speer, & Subaiya, 1998b), traffic safety outcomes (Rabow & Watts, 1982;Jewell & Brown, 1995;Scribner et al, 1994), and mortality, morbidity and economic costs (Tatlow, Clapp, & Hohman, 2000;Mann, Smart, Anglin, & Adlaf, 1991;Rabow & Watts, 1982;Scribner, Cohen, & Farley, 1998;Gorsky, Schwartz, & Dennis, 1988;Smart, Mann, & Suurvali, 1998).…”

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Secondhand effects of student alcohol use reported by neighbors of colleges: the role of alcohol outlets

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Hall

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Social Science & Medicine

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This is a study of the secondhand effects of student alcohol use experienced by residents of neighborhoods near college campuses. We examined the relationship of a college's level of binge drinking and the number of alcohol outlets in the immediate area, to lowered quality of neighborhood life through such secondhand effects. Adults from 4661 households in the United States were interviewed through a stratified list-assisted random digit dialing telephone survey. The interview schedule included questions about residents' experiences of secondhand effects of alcohol use such as noise, vandalism or public disturbances. Reports about the quality of neighborhood life provided by respondents residing near colleges were compared with those of respondents who did not live near colleges; and reports of neighbors of colleges with high rates of binge drinking were compared with those of neighbors of colleges with lower rates. The presence of alcohol outlets in these areas was also compared. Residents near colleges and particularly near colleges with heavy episodic drinking reported the presence of more alcohol outlets within a mile. Those neighborhoods were characterized by lower socioeconomic status. Neighbors living near college campuses were more likely to report a lowered quality of neighborhood life through such secondhand effects of heavy alcohol use as noise and disturbances, vandalism, drunkenness, vomiting and urination. A path analysis indicated that the number of nearby alcohol outlets was an important factor mediating the relationship between colleges, especially those with high rates of binge drinking, and such secondhand effects. The results suggest that neighborhood disruptions around colleges due to heavy alcohol use may be reduced by limiting the presence of alcohol outlets in those areas, and the marketing practices that this engenders. r

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Secondhand effects of student alcohol use reported by neighbors of colleges: the role of alcohol outlets

Wechsler¹,

Lee²,

Hall

et al. 2002

Social Science & Medicine

124

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“…The etiological literature on alcohol consumption demonstrates that both psychological factors associated with stress reduction and social factors associated with cameraderie and modeling are linked to alcohol consumption (Abbey, Scott, Oliansky, Quinn, & Andreski, 1990;Collins, Parks, & Marlatt, 1985;Pearlin & Radabaugh, 1976;Sher & Walitzer, 1986). The magnitude of these relationships, however, is usually moderate, and the pattern of results is mixed (Cappell & Greeley, 1987;Young, Oei, & Knight, 1990).…”

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“…Heavy alcohol consumption and frequency of drinking with friends were correlated .28, ps < .01.) Different results have sometimes been found with different operationalizations of alcohol consumption (Abbey et al, 1990;Brown, 1985).Preliminary analyses-In order to determine if it was important to control for demographic variables, preliminary hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted. Gender, ethnicity, and age were entered as the first block of independent variables.…”

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The relationship between reasons for drinking alcohol and alcohol consumption: An interactional approach

Abbey

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Scott

1993

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Two motives for alcohol consumption have been emphasized in the etiological and the reasonsfor-drinking literature: (a) people drink alcohol to cope with stress, and (b) people drink alcohol because of social influences. There is support for both of these hypotheses, but the results are usually modest and most authors agree that more complex theories of alcohol consumption are needed. This study examined the interactional effects of reasons for drinking alcohol and situational factors on alcohol consumption. Standardized telephone interviews were conducted with 781 randomly selected Michigan drinkers. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that gender, friends' alcohol consumption, coping, and social motives for drinking were significant predictors of study participants' alcohol consumption. As predicted, there was a significant interaction between drinking to cope with stress and perceived stress, and there was also a significant interaction between drinking for social reasons and friends' alcohol consumption. Similarities and differences in the results for women, men, Blacks, and Whites are described. Individuals' expressed reasons for drinking alcoholSince the 1950's, researchers have examined people's self-reported reasons for drinking alcohol (Cahalan, Cisin, & Crossley, 1969;Cooper, Russell, & George, 1988;Farber, Khavari, & Douglass, 1980;Johnson, Schwitters, Wilson, Nagoshi, & McClearn, 1985;Novacek, Raskin, & Hogan, 1991;Straus & Bacon, 1953). People do not have complete understanding of the nexus of physiological, psychological, social, and environmental factors that influence their behavior (Nisbett & Wilson, 1977). Nonetheless, self-reports of motives for drinking alcohol provide insight into people's psychological state and have empirically been related to consumption levels (Cahalan et al., 1969;Cooper et al., 1988;Farber et al., 1980). Most authors have focused on general samples of the adult population or college students, rather than alcoholics or identified problem drinkers. The majority of these studies have focused on the factor structure of individuals' motives for drinking, as well as determining if some types of motives are more strongly related than others to heavy alcohol consumption.Requests for reprints should be sent to: Antonia Abbey, PhD, Department of Community Medicine, Wayne State University, 4201 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201. Cahalan et al. (1969) found that social reasons were more commonly given for drinking alcohol, but that heavy drinkers chose more coping reasons than did infrequent drinkers. Many researchers have found that drinking alcohol to cope with problems is more likely to lead to abusive drinking than is social drinking (Cahalan et al., 1969;Cooper et al., 1988;Farber et al., 1980;Johnson et al., 1985). There is also evidence, however, that social motives for consuming alcohol can lead to heavy drinking (Brennan, Walfish, & AuBuchon, 1986;Ratliff & Burkhart, 1984). For example, Brennan et al. (1986), in their review of the longitudinal liter...

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Alcohol Availability and Neighborhood Characteristics in Los Angeles, California and Southern Louisiana

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The objective of this study was to examine the associations between alcohol availability types and community characteristics in randomly selected census tracts in Southern California and Southeastern Louisiana. Outlet shelf space and price by beverage type was collected from all off-sale alcohol outlets in 189 census tracts by trained research personnel. Three aspects of alcohol availability at the census tract level were considered-outlets per roadway mile, shelf space, and least price by beverage type. Using multivariate analyses, we examined the associations between census tract socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and alcohol availability types. Fifteen measures of alcohol availability were calculated-total shelf space and shelf space by beverage types (beer, malt liquor, and distilled spirits); outlets per roadway mile, per tract, and per capita; and least price by beverage type (including wine). In multivariate analyses controlling for state, male unemployment rate was inversely associated with total shelf space (p=0.03) and distilled spirit shelf space (p=0.05). Malt liquor shelf space was inversely associated with percent White (p=0.02). Outlets per roadway mile was positively associated with household poverty (pG0.0001), whereas percent African American was inversely associated with outlets per roadway mile (p=0.03). Beveragespecific least prices were not associated with any socioeconomic or demographic community characteristics. Alcohol availability types, but not least price, were associated with some community characteristics. More research exploring how alcohol availability types vary by community and their relationship to alcohol-related harms should be conducted.

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Subjective, Social, and Physical Availability. II. Their Simultaneous Effects on Alcohol Consumption

Cited by 12 publications

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Secondhand effects of student alcohol use reported by neighbors of colleges: the role of alcohol outlets

Secondhand effects of student alcohol use reported by neighbors of colleges: the role of alcohol outlets

The relationship between reasons for drinking alcohol and alcohol consumption: An interactional approach

Alcohol Availability and Neighborhood Characteristics in Los Angeles, California and Southern Louisiana

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