Sex-role strain in alcoholic women.
We investigated sources of sex-role strain between alcoholic and non-alcoholic women. We compared alcoholic (n = 55) and non-alcoholic (n = 51) women on the presence of strain in their sex-role identity and strain between sex-role identity, attitudes, and behaviors in 1996. One source of sex-role strain for alcoholic women was the discrepancy between their perceived femininity when intoxicated versus when sober. A second source of strain for alcoholic women was the discrepancy between their traditionally feminine sex-role identity as well as attitudes toward marital, parental, and educational roles and their participation in male-valued activities. We offer suggestions for future research.
Anderson
M R
MR
Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal 61790-4620, USA.
Stevens
M J
MJ
Pfost
K S
KS
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D012933:Social Identification; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000523:psychology*