Long-Term Patterns of Alcohol Use in Older Different-Sex Couples: Concordant Drinking Appears Initially Protective but Predicts Declines in Health Over Time
These findings reveal the importance of considering couple patterns of drinking amount and drinking concordance to understand the impact of alcohol use on health among older couples.
Authors
- Frederic C. Blow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7741-8366)
- Kira S. Birditt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1843-1901)
- Angela Turkelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9471-6373)
- Courtney A. Polenick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2000-3228)
- James A. Cranford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2068-9282)
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- Michigan United (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.24-00013
- Primary Topic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00