Marriage and reductions in men's alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychoactive substance use is lower among married compared to divorced or unmarried men; yet, the nature of this effect remains unclear because becoming and staying married is potentially confounded with substance-related background familial and individual factors, like parental divorce and personality. The authors investigated the associations between marital status and substance use; how substance use changed across the transition to marriage; and whether marriage effects were likely to be causal.

Method

The sample included 1790 adults from male-male twin pairs from a population-based registry. Measures of marital status and alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use came from Life History Calendars. Data were analyzed using regression, co-twin comparison, and within-pe

SUBMITTER: Salvatore JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7198324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature