A Population‐Based Study of Alcohol Use in Same‐Sex and Different‐Sex Unions

作者：Corinne Reczek, Hui Liu, Russell Spiker · 发表于：Journal of Marriage and the Family · 年份：2014 · DOI：10.1111/jomf.12113 · 被引用次数：82 · 研究领域：Family Dynamics and Relationships、Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics、Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

The present study advances research on union status and health by providing a first look at alcohol use differentials among different-sex and same-sex married and cohabiting individuals using nationally representative population-based data (National Health Interview Surveys 1997-2011, N = 181,581). The results showed that both same-sex and different-sex married groups reported lower alcohol use than both same-sex and different-sex cohabiting groups. The results further revealed that same-sex and different-sex married individuals reported similar levels of alcohol use, whereas same-sex and different-sex cohabiting individuals reported similar levels of alcohol use. Drawing on marital advantage and minority stress approaches, the findings suggest that it is cohabitation status-not same-sex status-that is associated with elevated alcohol rates.