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Determinants of Alcohol Abuse in a Psychiatric Population: A Two-Dimensionl Model

The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

A method for multidimensional scaling of group differences in categorical data patterns was used to investigate configural relationships among alcohol use and abuse groups. The analysis resulted in a model from which two primary etiologic concepts, plus a moderator, were derived. Exposure is the concept that summarizes demographic factors related to level of alcohol use. However, problem drinking differs from frequent drinking along a dimension in the demographic domain that is independent of the exposure dimension. Duration of frequent alcohol use is a concept that relates to age, duration, and chronicity variables. The relationship between resources and responsibilities appears to be a moderator in the dimension separating frequent and problem drinking. Low income and family responsibilities interact to make frequent alcohol use more likely to be perceived as a problem.

Applied Psychological Measurement, Vol. 6, No. 2, 213-218 (1982)
DOI: 10.1177/014662168200600207


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