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Concepts and items in measuring social harm from drinking.

R Room1

  • 1Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm University, Sveaplan, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. robin.room@sorad.su.se

Journal of Substance Abuse
|April 6, 2001
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This study examines how social problems related to alcohol consumption are measured. It explores different questioning methods to better understand the attribution of drinking problems within social interactions.

Area of Science:

  • Social Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Sociology of Alcohol

Background:

  • Social epidemiological research often assesses alcohol-related problems through self-report measures.
  • Existing methods vary in how they attribute problems to drinking and assess social harm.
  • Social problems linked to alcohol are understood as arising from interactions between behavior and social reactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and analyze traditions in social epidemiology for measuring alcohol-related social problems.
  • To discuss the attribution of drinking problems and variations in survey item formulations.
  • To explore systematic approaches for capturing interactional problems and integrating perspectives from drinkers and others.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing social epidemiological survey items and measurement traditions concerning alcohol-related social harm.

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  • Analysis of how different item formulations address the attribution of problems to drinking.
  • Consideration of methods for measuring problems from the perspective of the drinker and interacting others.

    • Main Results:

    • Current self-report measures often focus on problems within major social roles (work, family, friendships).
    • Items differ in whether they ask respondents to attribute problems to alcohol, report others' attributions, or use 'objective' indicators.
    • There's a need for more systematic ways to cover interactional aspects of drinking problems, incorporating both drinker and other perspectives.

    Conclusions:

    • Measuring alcohol-related social problems requires careful consideration of attribution and interactional dynamics.
    • Integrating questions asked of drinkers and those asked of interacting others can provide a more comprehensive understanding.
    • Future research should aim for measurement tools that capture the full spectrum of social harm from drinking.