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A Dyadic Examination Of Drinking Behaviors Within Military-Connected Couples, James D. Lee, Annamarie Sophia O'Neill, Emily Catherine Denning, Cynthia Mohr, Leslie Hammer

Psychology Faculty Publications and Presentations

High rates of alcohol use have been documented within military personnel and spouses. However, scant research has investigated alcohol consumption behaviors in matched couples or nonclinical veteran samples. The manner in which couples influence one another’s drinking remains unclear. The current study examined hazardous drinking scores and drinking behaviors in a sample of post-9/11 separated service members (most of whom were veterans) and active duty reservists and their spouse/partners; 260 military-connected couples participated in the Study for Employment Retention of Veterans (SERVe) and were recruited from 35 workplace organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Participants completed baseline and daily surveys on …