title: Anomie, alcohol abuse and alcohol consumption: a prospective-analysis.
abstract: Cross-sectional and 36-month prospective analyses of the relationships among anomie and both alcohol abuse and alcohol consumption patterns provided little support that anomie was directly associated with ethanol ingestion patterns in a sample of 302 male air traffic controllers. This lack of association was observed for self-reported alcohol consumption, interview-established alcohol abuse and biochemical markers of alcohol intake. In addition, anomie was not predictive of change in alcohol use/abuse over 36 months, controlling for baseline levels of alcohol use and abuse and for relevant demographic factors. Measurement of anomie and alcohol use/abuse, the relative importance of anomie in various socioeconomic groups and issues related to prospective research on this topic are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550-2777.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: DeFrank
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000850:Anomie; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices / Q000502:physiology; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010556:Personality Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase