Drinking Patterns and Attitudes toward Drinking in the Late-Middle-Aged

The main objective of this study was to gain insight into attitudes toward drinking, drinking patterns and the relationship between attitudes and drinking patterns in the population in the age range 55 to 69. Respondents over 55 years of age were compared to those below 55. The former ones were more...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 1999-01, Vol.34 (8), p.1085-1100
Main Authors: Joséa, BegoÑTa San, Bongers, Inge M. B., Garretsen, Henk F. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Age Differences
Age Factors
Aged
Aging - psychology
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcoholic Beverages - statistics & numerical data
Alcoholism
Attitude
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
Drinking Behavior
Elderly
Female
Humans
Income
Late-middle-aged
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Middle Aged Adults
Middle aged people
Netherlands
Netherlands - epidemiology
Occupations
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Religion and Psychology
Social Attitudes
Social Behavior
Social Class
Temperance
Tolerance
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Summary:The main objective of this study was to gain insight into attitudes toward drinking, drinking patterns and the relationship between attitudes and drinking patterns in the population in the age range 55 to 69. Respondents over 55 years of age were compared to those below 55. The former ones were more likely to be abstainers and less tolerant toward others' drinking. Being tolerant toward others' drinking was negatively associated with abstaining from alcohol. Some differences were observed between being tolerant toward drinking patterns of men, women, or relatives, and own drinking behavior.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.3109/10826089909039398