A literature overview of the relationship between life-events and alcohol use in the general population

Alcohol and Alcoholism : International Journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism
Marja Y VeenstraPaul J Zwietering

Abstract

A critical review of the evidence of effects of stressful life-events on alcohol use in the general population, with a particular focus on study design. A literature search in Medline was conducted, covering the period from 1990 to 2005, to identify articles in which the relationship between life-events and alcohol use in the general population (i.e. non-problem drinking population) was investigated. Samples with a limited age range (e.g. college students) were excluded. Twelve studies with a cross-sectional design, and four articles with a longitudinal design were included in this review. Four cross-sectional studies found evidence that experiencing life-events is related to higher alcohol use, three other studies, however, found no such association. The relationship between specific life-events and alcohol use in the five remaining cross-sectional studies is less clear-cut. Being a victim of crime was associated with higher alcohol use, but divorce and financial problems were related to both higher and lower alcohol use. Health-related life-events were found to be associated with lower alcohol use. In studies with a longitudinal design, it was found that health-related life-events and financial problems caused a decrease in a...Continue Reading

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