ArticleThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2019
Harms from a partner's drinking: an international study on adverse effects and reduced quality of life for women.
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- Exploring Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Caregivers Who Indicated a Child Was Substantially Affected by Others' Drinking in Australia.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- Mapping the journey of families navigating problem drinking in South Asia: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A global review of the impact on women from men's alcohol drinking: the need for responding with a gendered lens.Global health action · 2024Review
- The framing of contemporary violence policy in England and Wales: An examination of the contributing roles of alcohol and illegal drugs.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2024Article
- Can alcohol policy prevent harms to women and children from men's alcohol consumption? An overview of existing literature and suggested ways forward.The International journal on drug policy · 2023Review
- A Framing Analysis of Consultation Submissions on the WHO Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol: Values and Interests.International journal of health policy and management · 2022Article
- Association between Exposure to Alcohol's Harm to Others and Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Severe harm from others' drinking: A population-based study on sex differences and the role of one's own drinking habits.Drug and alcohol review · 2021Article
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- Cross-National Comparisons and Correlates of Harms From the Drinking of People With Whom You Work.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2020Article
- Health Utility of Drinkers' Family Members: A Secondary Analysis of a US Population Data Set.MDM policy & practiceArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPartners of heavy drinking individuals can be detrimentally affected as a result of their partner's drinking.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to identify the proportion of heterosexual intimate partner relationships with a heavy drinking male that resulted in reported alcohol-related harm and to investigate the impact of this on well-being in 9 countries.
methodsThis study used survey data from the Gender and Alcohol's Harm to Others (GENAHTO) Project on Alcohol's Harm to Others in 9 countries (10,613 female respondents, 7,091 with intimate live-in partners). Respondents were asked if their partners drinking had negatively affected them as well as questions on depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life.
resultsThe proportion of partnered respondents that reported having a harmful heavy drinking partner varied across countries, from 4% in Nigeria and the US to 33% in Vietnam. The most consistent correlate of experiencing harm was being oneself a heavy episodic drinker, most likely as a proxy measure for the acceptability of alcohol consumption in social circles. Women with a harmful heavy drinking partner reported significantly lower mean satisfaction with life than those with a partner that did not drink heavily.
conclusionsHarms to women from heavy drinking intimate partners appear across a range of subgroups and impact on a wide range of women, at least demographically speaking. Women living with a heavy drinking spouse experience higher levels of anxiety and depression symptoms and lower satisfaction with life.
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