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Whaley, Emily – Drug Forum: The Journal of Human Issues, 1978
Alcoholism in females requires a different explanation from alcoholism in males. A set of dimensions for analyzing the problem was specified. A two-track model emerged: depression-dependence, and low femininity. These are seen as developmental, with life events contributing to a value-added propensity to problem drinking, ultimately triggered by a…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Attribution Theory, Depression (Psychology), Drinking
