A dyadic examination of drinking behaviors within military-connected couples
- Lee, J. D., O’Neill, A. S., Denning, E. C., Mohr, C. D., & Hammer, L. B. (2020). A dyadic examination of drinking behaviors within military-connected couples. Military Behavioral Health, 8(4), 396–409. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2020.1825241
- Military couples may be more likely to engage in hazardous drinking (e.g., frequency of drinking, regret about drinking) and problematic drinking behaviors (i.e., frequency and number of drinks per drinking day) when they experience greater psychological distress (i.e., depression and anxiety). To better understand these associations, 260 military couples (i.e., one Veteran spouse and one civilian spouse) reported on their psychological distress and hazardous drinking at baseline and then completed daily questionnaires for 32 consecutive days regarding their actual drinking behaviors. Psychological distress was associated with more hazardous drinking, which, in turn, was associated with more problematic drinking behaviors.
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