Can alcohol make you happy? A subjective wellbeing approach

BB Geiger, G MacKerron - Social Science & Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
There are surprisingly few discussions of the link between wellbeing and alcohol, and few
empirical studies to underpin them. Policymakers have therefore typically considered …

Implication of alcohol consumption on aggregate wellbeing

M Parackal, S Parackal - Perspectives in public health, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: The effects of drinking alcohol extend beyond the individuals concerned to the wider
community. While there is recognition of such a global implication, currently no study has …

[HTML][HTML] Valuing the relationship between drug and alcohol use and life satisfaction: Findings from the crime survey for England and Wales

A Maccagnan, T Taylor, MP White - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2020 - Springer
We analysed the relationship between drug use and wellbeing using data from the Crime
Survey for England and Wales. We focused on cannabis use, the most commonly used drug …

Is life satisfaction hump-shaped with alcohol consumption? Evidence from Russian panel data

S Massin, P Kopp - Addictive behaviors, 2014 - Elsevier
There has been a growing interest in the study of the shape of the relationship between
alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in recent years. Overall, evidence is …

Alcohol and depression: Evidence from the 2014 health survey for England

SA Churchill, L Farrell - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2017 - Elsevier
Background A relatively large body of literature examines the association between
depression and alcohol consumption, with evidence suggesting a bidirectional causal …

Alcohol's harm to others: reduced wellbeing and health status for those with heavy drinkers in their lives

S Casswell, RQ You, T Huckle - Addiction, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The impact of alcohol on those other than the drinker is an under‐researched area with
important policy implications. This study is a first step in investigating relationships between …

Estimating the causal effect of alcohol consumption on well-being for a cross-section of 9 former Soviet Union countries

E Mentzakis, M Suhrcke, B Roberts, A Murphy… - Social science & …, 2013 - Elsevier
While the adverse health and economic consequences attributable to alcohol consumption
are widely acknowledged, its impact on psychological wellbeing is less well understood …

The association between mental wellbeing, levels of harmful drinking, and drinking motivations: A cross-sectional study of the UK adult population

A Appleton, R James, J Larsen - International journal of environmental …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Mental well-being and excessive alcohol consumption each represent a significant public
health concern, and evidence suggests an association between them. Furthermore, drinking …

Alcohol consumption trajectories and self-rated health: findings from the Stockholm Public Health Cohort

K Gémes, J Moeller, K Engström, A Sidorchuk - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To investigate whether poor self-rated health and psychological distress are
differentially associated with drinking trajectories over time. Methods From the Stockholm …

Impact of heavy drinkers on others' health and well-being

M Livingston, C Wilkinson, AM Laslett - Journal of studies on alcohol and …, 2010 - jsad.com
Objective: Although there is a well-established quantitative literature examining the impact of
alcohol consumption on the drinker, there has been much less examination of how …