ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2019
Does Drinking Together Promote Relationship Intimacy? Temporal Effects of Daily Drinking Events.
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- Do couple drinking episodes lead to intimate partner aggression? An ecological momentary assessment study of same-sex and mixed-sex couples.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2023Article
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- A social contextual review of the effects of alcohol on emotion.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 2022Article
- Effects of couple drinking events on short-term relationship harmony and discord: An ecological momentary assessment study.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2022Article
- Substance use behaviors in the daily lives of U.S. college students reporting recent use: The varying roles of romantic relationships.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- The Association between Reward Sensitivity and Activity Engagement: the Influence of Delay Discounting and Anhedonia.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveAlthough research has documented harms associated with drinking within intimate relationships, there is evidence that some drinking patterns-characterized by congruent or shared partner drinking-may be associated with positive relationship functioning. The present dyadic daily diary study allowed us to consider whether congruent drinking events and drinking with partner increase the likelihood of experiencing intimacy with one's partner within the next few hours.
methodWithin a sample of 119 community couples in which both partners drank regularly, we studied the temporal relationship between drinking events and intimacy experiences using 56 days of daily reports. To ensure that the pattern of results was robust, we tested the effects of congruent versus noncongruent drinking events using different characterizations.
resultsDrinking episodes involving simultaneous drinking by both partners (but not solo drinking) increased the likelihood of intimacy in the next few hours. Similarly, drinking episodes in which partner was present (but not episodes when partner was absent) and drinking episodes that took place at home (but not away from home) increased the likelihood of intimacy.
conclusionsResults provide the first evidence that some types of drinking events contribute to the occurrence of couple intimacy experiences within the next few hours and help to explain previously observed long-term effects of congruent drinking patterns on couple functioning.
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