ArticleSubstance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2013
Changes in alcohol use and relationship satisfaction in Norwegian couples during pregnancy.
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- Alcohol-related relationship dissatisfaction: A putative mechanism for intimate partner aggression.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Article
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- Alcohol consumption among partners of pregnant women in Sweden: a cross sectional study.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Predictors of Postpartum Change in Alcohol Use in Norwegian Mothers.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2015Article
- Effect of Prepregnancy Alcohol Consumption on Postpartum Relationship Satisfaction and Divorce among Norwegian Mothers.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2015Article
- Continuity in features of anxiety and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in young preschool children.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundNumerous studies have documented a profound reduction in alcohol use among pregnant women, whereas research on expectant fathers has been scarce. The aim of this study was to measure changes in alcohol consumption from before pregnancy to 17 weeks in gestation for mothers and fathers, differentiating between parents with and without any previous children, and to measure how level and change in alcohol consumption into early pregnancy was associated with relationship satisfaction.
methodsThe data collection was conducted as part of the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. This cohort now includes 108,000 children, 90,700 mothers and 71,500 fathers recruited from 1999 to 2008. The present study comprises 82 362 couples. Alcohol consumption was assessed using a questionnaire including items about usual drinking frequency, quantities, and number of occasions with heavy episodic drinking (HED). Relationship satisfaction was measured by five items scored on a Likert agreement scale.
resultsThe findings indicate that both mothers and fathers reduce their drinking significantly during pregnancy. Reduction was apparent for all three measures of alcohol consumption. First-time fathers reduced their alcohol consumption more than experienced fathers, from initially higher levels. The gap between the fathers and their pregnant partner was greater for first-time parents compared to parents with previous children. Drinking pre-pregnancy and relationship satisfaction during pregnancy were weakly related within each partner, whereas no association across partners was observed.
conclusionsBoth expectant mothers and fathers changed their alcohol consumption patterns when expecting a child. Almost all mothers stopped drinking, whereas fathers reduced their drinking to a considerable degree. Relationship satisfaction was only slightly related to their drinking patterns. The findings may have important policy implications, mainly with regard to developing alcohol preventive strategies.
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