Abstract
Cross-sectional and 36-month prospective analyses of the relationships among anomie and both alcohol abuse and alcohol consumption patterns provided little support that anomie was directly associated with ethanol ingestion patterns in a sample of 302 male air traffic controllers. This lack of association was observed for self-reported alcohol consumption, interview-established alcohol abuse and biochemical markers of alcohol intake. In addition, anomie was not predictive of change in alcohol use/abuse over 36 months, controlling for baseline levels of alcohol use and abuse and for relevant demographic factors. Measurement of anomie and alcohol use/abuse, the relative importance of anomie in various socioeconomic groups and issues related to prospective research on this topic are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 415-421 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of studies on alcohol |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Psychology(all)