Sexism and alcohol-related problems among women: The role of social anxiety and coping motivated drinking

IF 2.5 4区医学 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

American Journal on Addictions Pub Date : 2024-05-08 DOI:10.1111/ajad.13573

Julia D. Buckner PhD, Katharine L. Thomas BA, Paige E. Morris MA

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Abstract

Background and Objectives

Experiencing sexism is related to more alcohol-related problems, presumably via drinking to cope with negative affect associated with experiencing sexism. Yet no known studies have directly tested whether the relation of sexism to alcohol problems occurs via relevant negative emotions and drinking to cope with negative emotions. Given that sexism is a type of negative evaluation, social anxiety may be one type of negative affect that plays a role in sexism's relation with drinking behaviors.

Method

This study tested whether sexism was related to alcohol-related problems via the serial effects of social anxiety and coping-motivated alcohol use among 836 cis-female undergraduates who endorsed past-month alcohol use.

Results

Past-year experiences with sexism were positively correlated with coping and conformity-motivated alcohol use, alcohol problems (but not peak estimated blood alcohol content, eBAC), social anxiety, and depression. After statistically controlling for depression and peak eBAC, sexism was indirectly related to alcohol problems via the serial effects of social anxiety and drinking motives (coping, conformity).

Discussion and Conclusions

Results highlight the important role of social anxiety and drinking to cope with negative emotions and to fit in with peers who drink in relation of sexism with alcohol-related problems.

Scientific Significance

This is the first known study to find that experiences of sexism are related to alcohol problems via the serial effects of social anxiety and coping and conformity-motivated drinking. This is also the first known study to find that sexism is related to more conformity-motivated drinking.

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性别歧视与女性中与酒精有关的问题：社会焦虑和应对饮酒动机的作用。

背景和目的：性别歧视与更多的酒精相关问题有关，这可能是通过饮酒来应对与性别歧视相关的负面情绪。然而，目前还没有研究直接测试性别歧视与酗酒问题的关系是否是通过相关的负面情绪和饮酒来应对负面情绪而发生的。鉴于性别歧视是一种负面评价，社会焦虑可能是性别歧视与饮酒行为关系中起作用的一种负面情绪：本研究通过社会焦虑和应对动机饮酒的序列效应，测试了性别歧视是否与饮酒相关问题有关：结果发现：过去一年的性别歧视经历与应对性和顺从性酒精使用、酒精问题（但不包括估计血液酒精含量峰值 eBAC）、社交焦虑和抑郁呈正相关。在对抑郁和 eBAC 峰值进行统计控制后，性别歧视通过社会焦虑和饮酒动机（应对、顺从）的序列效应与酒精问题间接相关：讨论与结论：研究结果凸显了社交焦虑和饮酒以应对负面情绪以及与饮酒的同龄人保持一致在性别歧视与酒精相关问题中的重要作用：这是第一项发现性别歧视经历通过社交焦虑和应对以及迎合性饮酒的系列效应与酒精问题相关的已知研究。这也是第一项发现性别歧视与更多顺应性饮酒有关的研究。

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American Journal on Addictions SUBSTANCE ABUSE-

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期刊介绍： The American Journal on Addictions is the official journal of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. The Academy encourages research on the etiology, prevention, identification, and treatment of substance abuse; thus, the journal provides a forum for the dissemination of information in the extensive field of addiction. Each issue of this publication covers a wide variety of topics ranging from codependence to genetics, epidemiology to dual diagnostics, etiology to neuroscience, and much more. Features of the journal, all written by experts in the field, include special overview articles, clinical or basic research papers, clinical updates, and book reviews within the area of addictions.