Katrina Prior, Monique Piggott, Sally Hunt, Victoria Vanstone, Clare McCormack, Nicola C Newton, Maree Teesson, Louise Birrell, Stephanie Kershaw, Louise Thornton, Lexine A Stapinski
OBJECTIVE: Being a mother of a young child may be protective against alcohol misuse for some, but not all, women. This is the first paper to identify the mental health and psychosocial correlates of alcohol misuse among postpartum mothers. METHODS: Mothers with a child under 12-months ( n =319) were recruited via social media to complete a cross-sectional online survey. Two hierarchical logistic regressions examined unique factors associated with heavy episodic drinking and hazardous alcohol use, including sociodemographic, mental ill-health, and psychosocial factors...
April 15, 2024: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs