title: Perceived control moderates the relationship between social capital and binge drinking: longitudinal findings from the Montreal Neighborhood Networks and Health Aging (MoNNET-HA) panel.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cross-sectional research suggests social capital has negative consequences for problem drinking behaviors. Previous studies have suggested psychosocial resources, including perceived control, may buffer this association. Little research has examined whether such relationships persist longitudinally.
  
  
  METHODS
  Random effects models examined between-person relationships among problem drinking, social capital, and perceived control, and whether perceived control moderated the relationship between social capital and drinking. Fixed effects models assessed whether social capital and perceived control were related to changes in problem drinking.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Greater network capital and generalized trust predicted higher odds of binge drinking (RR = 1.08; 95% CI = 1.03-1.12 and RR = 1.23; 95% CI = 1.03-1.48, respectively). Perceived control moderated the positive association of network capital with binge drinking (RR = 0.91; 95% CI = 0.87-0.96).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present findings support previous notions about the complex role of social capital on health, and offer new insights on the role of perceived control on problem drinking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Child
authors.affiliation: Department of Research, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Bickle Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia; Adjunct Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: MooreDS4@mailbox.sc.edu.
authors.forename: Spencer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D066270:Social Capital; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Longitudinal; Problem drinking; Psychosocial resources; Social capital