Stress and coping in rural women with alcohol and other drug disorders.
Alcohol and other drug disorders (AOD) are a growing problem among women with estimates as high as 11 million U.S. women affected. This is a report of the results of two studies investigating risk factors for AOD disorders in rural women, a population that is difficult to access. Samples of the two studies were combined for a total of 267 women. Analyses focus on stress, coping, alcohol expectancies, and self-esteem. Results indicate that rural women with AOD disorders experience more stressors and fewer uplifting events, have fewer coping resources, and use more emotion-focused coping strategies than women without AOD disorders.
Boyd
Mary R
MR
College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Bland
Ann
A
Herman
Jennifer
J
Mestler
Lynne
L
Murr
Lisa
L
Potts
Liz
L
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D013022:South Carolina; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology