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. 2006 Apr;30(4):688-99.
doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00080.x.

Social environmental influences on the development and resolution of alcohol problems

Barbara S McCrady  1 , Robert A Zucker, Brooke S G Molina, Lyndsay Ammon, Genevieve M Ames, Richard Longabaugh
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Social environmental influences on the development and resolution of alcohol problems

Barbara S McCrady et al. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2006 Apr.

Abstract

This article summarizes the proceedings of a symposium presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Santa Barbara, California, June 25-30. The overall goal of the symposium was to consider the broad impact of the social environment on the development of and successful or unsuccessful resolution of drinking problems. The presentations addressed multiple social environmental influences including: the influence of children on parents (Dr. Zucker), the influence of peers and parents on adolescents (Dr. Molina), the influence of family members on adult drinking (Dr. McCrady), the influence of adult peers/friends (Dr. Kaskutas), and the influence of the occupational environment (Dr. Ames). Dr. Longabaugh, the symposium discussant, addressed models for understanding the relationships between social influences and drinking problems.

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Mean levels of hostile behavior as a function of couple type.
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Means scores on positive:negative ratio as a function of couple type.
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Moderation: supportive social networks.
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Moderation: negative social networks.
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