Drinking control attempts and encouragement of alcohol use in couple relationship - A qualitative approach

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-35

  Suonpaa, Juhani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Control strategies; Couples; Culture; Encouragement of drinking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKENNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SPOUSES;

EID: 12544255212     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-200030490     Document Type: Article

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