Degree Name
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
8-2021
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Andrea Clements
Committee Members
Jon Ellis, Kelly Moore, Matthew Palmatier
Abstract
Because parental alcohol misuse is associated with numerous negative outcomes for drinkers and other family members, it is important to examine factors predictive of alcohol misuse patterns among parents living with at least one child under the age of 18. Two possible factors include economic insecurity and poverty. This study sought to address whether measures of economic insecurity (i.e., housing and/or food insecurity in the past 12 months) and a dichotomous measure of poverty predict parental binge drinking and parental heavy alcohol consumption in a large population-based sample. It was hypothesized that economic insecurity and poverty, analyzed separately, would predict both occurrence of parental alcohol misuse and amount of alcohol consumed. Results did not support hypotheses; rather, where significant, they indicated that measures of economic insecurity and poverty negatively predicted parental alcohol misuse. However, effect sizes were small and preclude practical application. Findings are discussed and future research directions are identified.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Tucciarone, Joey, "Economic Insecurity, Poverty, and Parental Alcohol Misuse" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3963. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3963
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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