Research Article

Age Differences in the Longitudinal Relationship between Work-Family Conflict and Alcohol Use

Table 3

Unstandardized regression results predicting most drinks in a day (W3).

SexBoth sexesMenWomen

AgeUnder 34
( )
34–45
(
Over 45
( )
Under 34
( )
34–45
( )
Over 45
( )
Under 34
( )
34–45
( )
Over 45
( )

W1 variable (SE) (SE) (SE) (SE) (SE) (SE) (SE) (SE) (SE)

Work-family time−.12 (.08).08 (.07).10 (.08) .13 (.12)y−.09 (.12)−.06 (.12)−.02 (.09)
Work-family strain.09 (.07)−.03 (.09).00 (.08).14 (.08)−.08 (.09)−.03 (.11).04 (.12).08 (.18).05 (.10)
Family-work time−.19 (.10) .02 (.08)b−.25 (.09)*−.24 (.13)−.01 (.12)−.09 (.17)−.21 (.10)*−.03 (.16)
Family-work strain.10 (.09).17 (.08)*.00 (.09).21 (.09)*.13 (.11)−.02 (.11).04 (.18).13 (.12).10 (.17)
Sex−.09 (.12).00 (.09)a
Race−.06 (.12).12 (.08).09 (.10) .08 (.10)y.04 (.15).08 (.17).13 (.12).27 (.13)*
Marital status.06 (.16).12 (.11)−.06 (.09).30 (.15).02 (.17)−.05 (.13).03 (.26).32 (.18)−.19 (.14)
Income.00 (.03).00 (.03)−.03 (.03)−.07 (.05).03 (.04)−.04 (.04).00 (.04)−.06 (.06).00 (.04)
Hours usually worked.00 (.00).00 (.00).00 (.00).01 (.00)−.01 (.00).00 (.00).00 (.00).01 (.00).00 (.04)
Children cared for−.05 (.06)−.01 (.03)−.02 (.04)−.15 (.07)*−.03 (.03)−.01 (.06)−.01 (.09).02 (.06)−.01 (.08)
Children under 6 cared for−.13 (.11).11 (.07).03 (.12).07 (.11).06 (.08).01 (.14)−.27 (.22).11 (.12).18 (.33)
Adults cared for−.04 (.07)−.09 (.06).00 (.03)−.11 (.08) .02 (.05)y−.00 (.11).08 (.08)−.02 (.03)
Most drinks in a day (W1).15 (.02)*.13 (.02)*.18 (.02)*.17 (.02)*.13 (.03)*.17 (.03)*.14 (.05)*.13 (.03)*.22 (.03)*

Notes: W1: wave 1; W3: wave 3. . A significant sex difference not taking age into account. . Significant age differences not taking sex into account. . Age differences within sex. .