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dc.contributor.authorSelvanathan, EA
dc.contributor.authorSelvanathan, S
dc.contributor.authorJayasinghe, M
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-14T05:02:10Z
dc.date.available2020-05-14T05:02:10Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0157-6321
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ajs4.109
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/393865
dc.description.abstractExcessive alcohol consumption results in a broad range of health problems and other social issues, such as violence, social disorder and family breakdown. As such, alcohol consumption is considered as a critical social policy issue in Australia. In this study, we have used ordered logit models to estimate the probability of an Indigenous person consuming alcohol and to assess the impact of alcohol consumption on self‐perceived life satisfaction. A heteroscedasticity‐corrected ordered logit model is used to identify the gender difference in such effects. For this purpose, we use the latest National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) 2014/2015 data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The estimation results reveal that age, gender, employment status, income and the experience of unfair treatments significantly affect Indigenous people's (level of) alcohol consumption. The results also reveal that any level of alcohol consumption is linked with reduced overall life satisfaction, which is another reason why prevention of alcohol misuse should be a priority. A significant gender differences in the medium‐risk‐level alcohol consumption were also observed. These findings could be used as an alcohol prevention message in developing and implementing alcohol prevention strategies and policies.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Journal of Social Issues
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.titleNexus between drinking patterns, gender and life satisfaction: Some evidence from Indigenous Australians
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSelvanathan, EA; Selvanathan, S; Jayasinghe, M, Nexus between drinking patterns, gender and life satisfaction: Some evidence from Indigenous Australians, Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2020
dc.date.updated2020-05-14T05:00:52Z
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gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorSelvanathan, Saroja
gro.griffith.authorSelvanathan, Selva A.


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