Department of Psychology, The University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
Department of Psychology, The University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
Addict Behav. 2021 Sep;120:106964. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106964. Epub 2021 Apr 27.
While research suggests that sexism is associated with college women's hazardous alcohol use, few studies have investigated the psychological factors that underlie the association between sexism and alcohol-related problems. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to examine the direct and indirect effect of gender-relevant sociocultural factors, including sexism, self-objectification, and empowerment, on college women's alcohol-related problems through drinking to cope. 450 women attending a large public university completed a cross-sectional survey that assessed these gender-relevant sociocultural factors and alcohol-related outcomes. Controlling for Greek membership, perceived drinking norms, and alcohol use, sexism and empowerment were both directly associated with alcohol-related problems, while sexism, self-objectification, and empowerment were indirectly associated with alcohol-related problems through the mechanism of drinking to cope. The results of this study highlight the importance of taking into account gender-relevant risk factors for women's alcohol-related problems, as well as the role of psychological processes such as drinking to cope. Pathways for intervention on both individual and systemic levels are discussed.
虽然有研究表明性别歧视与大学生女性的危险饮酒行为有关，但很少有研究调查性别歧视与酒精相关问题之间关联的心理因素。因此，本研究的目的是通过饮酒应对来检验与性别相关的社会文化因素（包括性别歧视、自我客体化和赋权）对大学生女性酒精相关问题的直接和间接影响。450 名在一所大型公立大学就读的女性完成了一项横断面调查，评估了这些与性别相关的社会文化因素和酒精相关的结果。在控制希腊会籍、感知饮酒规范和酒精使用的情况下，性别歧视和赋权都与酒精相关问题直接相关，而性别歧视、自我客体化和赋权则通过饮酒应对的机制与酒精相关问题间接相关。这项研究的结果强调了考虑与女性酒精相关问题相关的性别相关风险因素的重要性，以及饮酒应对等心理过程的作用。讨论了个体和系统层面的干预途径。
