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The social network and alcohol use.

Gregory G Homish¹, Kenneth E Leonard

¹Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, The State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14214-8028, USA. ghomish@buffalo.edu

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Summary

Changes in drinking buddies during marriage are influenced by alcohol expectancies and a partner's social network. Personality impacts husbands' drinking networks but not wives'.

Area of Science:

Social psychology
Substance abuse research
Marital dynamics

Background:

A drinking-supportive social network significantly influences heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems over time.
Understanding individual and interpersonal factors predicting social network changes related to alcohol use is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify individual difference and interpersonal factors that predict changes in social networks relevant to alcohol use.
To examine how individual, relationship, and partner factors relate to changes in the number of drinking buddies within the first 7 years of marriage.

Main Methods:

Prospective study of 634 newly married couples in the United States.
Analysis of associations between individual, relationship, and partner factors and changes in the number of drinking buddies.

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Main Results:

Alcohol expectancies and a partner's social network predicted changes in drinking buddies for both husbands and wives.
Husbands with higher extroversion and agreeableness had more drinking buddies over time.
Wife's personality factors did not predict changes in their number of drinking buddies.

Conclusions:

Identifies key factors predicting changes in influential social networks related to alcohol use.
Findings are important for informing prevention and treatment strategies for alcohol use disorders.