Table 4.
Adjusted Odds Ratios of Individual Drinking Expectancy Items Predicting Past-Year Drinking Outcomes, Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women Study (N = 698)
| Heavy episodic drinking | DSM-IV alcohol abuse | DSM-IV alcohol dependence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR | 95% CI | P | aOR | 95% CI | P | aOR | 95% CI | P | |
| Drinking expectancy items | |||||||||
| More self-confident | 0.91 | 0.68–1.21 | 0.511 | 1.18 | 0.75–1.88 | 0.471 | 1.37 | 0.89–2.11 | 0.157 |
| Helps me get to sleep | 0.97 | 0.76–1.24 | 0.817 | 1.16 | 0.83–1.63 | 0.383 | 1.37 | 0.97–1.95 | 0.077 |
| Less inhibited about sex | 1.03 | 0.78–1.35 | 0.859 | 1.39 | 0.94–2.05 | 0.098 | 0.73 | 0.49–1.08 | 0.113 |
| Forget worries when depressed | 1.43* | 1.08–1.90 | 0.012 | 1.39 | 0.91–2.13 | 0.127 | 1.34 | 0.88–2.05 | 0.178 |
| Sexual activity more pleasurable | 1.14 | 0.85–1.52 | 0.380 | 0.82 | 0.54–1.26 | 0.366 | 0.97 | 0.64–1.47 | 0.901 |
| Easier to speak mind when angry | 1.27 | 0.96–1.69 | 0.099 | 1.68* | 1.11–2.55 | 0.014 | 1.67* | 1.08–2.58 | 0.022 |
| Feel closer to person sharing drinks | 1.27 | 0.96–1.68 | 0.095 | 1.05 | 0.69–1.60 | 0.817 | 1.11 | 0.73–1.67 | 0.629 |
| Easier to be open with other people | 0.92 | 0.66–1.28 | 0.630 | 0.91 | 0.55–1.52 | 0.730 | 0.89 | 0.54–1.48 | 0.661 |
| Don't worry what other people want | 1.20 | 0.90–1.59 | 0.225 | 1.12 | 0.72–1.73 | 0.623 | 1.16 | 0.75–1.79 | 0.497 |
| Feel more sexually attractive | 1.07 | 0.79–1.45 | 0.673 | 0.64* | 0.41–0.99 | 0.044 | 0.85 | 0.55–1.30 | 0.446 |
| More aggressive toward others | 1.19 | 0.89–1.61 | 0.246 | 2.25*** | 1.54–3.30 | <0.001 | 1.67** | 1.14–2.45 | 0.009 |
| Sexual identity | |||||||||
| Lesbian (Ref | |||||||||
| Bisexual | 0.80 | 0.52–1.23 | 0.305 | 1.38 | 0.77–2.47 | 0.282 | 0.90 | 0.48–1.67 | 0.733 |
| Age | 0.95*** | 0.93–0.96 | <0.001 | 0.96** | 0.93–0.98 | 0.001 | 0.98 | 0.95–1.00 | 0.088 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic (Ref | |||||||||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.88 | 0.54–1.43 | 0.610 | 0.79 | 0.38–1.67 | 0.540 | 2.31* | 1.01–5.28 | 0.046 |
| Hispanic | 1.15 | 0.70–1.88 | 0.584 | 0.64 | 0.29–1.39 | 0.262 | 1.33 | 0.55–3.24 | 0.526 |
| Other | 0.46 | 0.15–1.44 | 0.185 | 1.32 | 0.30–5.80 | 0.713 | 1.34 | 0.17–10.28 | 0.779 |
| Education | |||||||||
| High school (Ref | |||||||||
| <High school | 0.90 | 0.41–1.97 | 0.794 | 2.40 | 0.87–6.63 | 0.091 | 1.77 | 0.71–4.40 | 0.217 |
| Some college | 0.66 | 0.36–1.21 | 0.184 | 0.62 | 0.26–1.49 | 0.288 | 0.50 | 0.22–1.12 | 0.092 |
| College graduate | 0.75 | 0.40–1.44 | 0.392 | 0.61 | 0.23–1.60 | 0.316 | 0.65 | 0.26–1.63 | 0.360 |
| Income | |||||||||
| <$15,000 (Ref | |||||||||
| ≥$15,000 and <$40,000 | 0.90 | 0.53–1.52 | 0.693 | 1.51 | 0.69–3.30 | 0.297 | 1.04 | 0.48–2.28 | 0.914 |
| ≥$40,000 and <$75,000 | 1.96* | 1.14–3.37 | 0.015 | 1.28 | 0.56–2.91 | 0.555 | 0.84 | 0.36–1.96 | 0.682 |
| ≥$75,000 | 1.02 | 0.53–1.94 | 0.961 | 1.62 | 0.56–4.66 | 0.372 | 1.13 | 0.38–3.36 | 0.832 |
| Relationship status | |||||||||
| Living with partner (Ref | |||||||||
| Not living with partner | 0.93 | 0.56–1.53 | 0.769 | 1.63 | 0.74–3.61 | 0.228 | 2.19 | 0.95–5.07 | 0.067 |
| Not in committed relationship | 1.28 | 0.82–1.97 | 0.274 | 2.36* | 1.16–4.79 | 0.018 | 2.62* | 1.22–5.62 | 0.014 |
| Parental status | |||||||||
| Children living in the home (yes | 0.51* | 0.30–0.88 | 0.016 | 0.62 | 0.25–1.52 | 0.296 | 0.60 | 0.26–1.39 | 0.236 |
| Ever had children (yes | 1.06 | 0.65–1.73 | 0.804 | 0.60 | 0.27–1.35 | 0.221 | 1.02 | 0.48–2.15 | 0.967 |
*
P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.