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Background:

  • Marital dissolution is a known risk factor for increased problematic drinking.
  • However, the impact of ending a marriage specifically with a problem drinker on an individual's drinking behavior requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether women who ended their marriage to a problem drinker experienced improvements in their drinking patterns.
  • To compare these outcomes with women who ended marriages to non-problem drinkers.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), a two-wave survey of the US adult population.
  • Included females aged 18+ who were married or cohabiting at wave 1, with data collected via in-person household interviews.
  • Assessed socio-demographics, drinking frequency and quantity, alcohol use disorders, problem drinking, partner problem drinking, and relationship dissolution.

Main Results:

  • Ending a marriage to a non-problem drinker was associated with increased drinking frequency, heavier drinking, more problematic drinking, and higher odds of alcohol use disorder diagnosis.
  • Conversely, ending a relationship with a problem drinker predicted less frequent and less heavy drinking, and fewer alcohol-related problems.

Conclusions:

  • Ending a marriage with a partner who problematically drinks may reduce a woman's risk of alcohol-related issues.
  • Highlights the importance of considering the partner's drinking behavior in marital dissolution studies and the potential benefit of alcohol treatments addressing problem drinking within a partnership.