A cross-cultural study of drinking: i. descriptive measurements of drinking customs

Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Suppl. • Vol/Iss. 3 • Published In • Pages: 1-28 •
By Child, Irvin L. , Bacon, Margaret K., Barry III, Herbert

Abstract

Factor analysis is employed to examine variables related to alcohol consumption. Hypotheses related to the integration of drinking, inebriety, aggression while intoxicated, and quantity of drinking are examined.

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
Ethnographic Reports

Hypotheses (4)

HypothesisSupported
"Factor I, Integrated Drinking is primarily weighted on: frequency of drinking as religious ritual, frequency of ceremonial drinking, extent of ritualization, quantity of ceremonial drinking, quantity of drinking as religious ritual, approval of drinking, extent of drinking" (27)Supported
"Factor II, Inebriety, is primarily weighted on: quantity consumed on one occasion, duration of drinking episode, frequency of drunkenness, approval of drunkenness, and boisterousness" (27)Supported
"Factor III, Hostility Associated with Drinking, is primarily weighted on: typical intensity of hostility, extent of change in hostility, occurrence of extreme hostility" (27)Supported
"Factor IV, Quantity [of drinking], is primarily weighted on: general consumption, frequency of drinking, procurement effort, extent of problem" (27)Supported
Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: mas  Amelia Piazza