Effects of Psychosocial Problems on Alcohol Use Disorder Among Females and Males.

Many studies reported gender differences in alcohol use disorder. However, few studies have investigated possible gender differences in alcohol use disorder using larger structural model. The present study hypothesized structural model to examine the effects of psychological problems, associating with communication competence and relational maintenance, on alcohol use disorder and to investigate how these effects are influenced by the differences in the structural relationships of males and females. The data with the sample of 782 South Korean adequately fit to the hypothesized model. Through the results, we discovered that communication competence and relational maintenance as well as psychosocial problems are important factors to treat alcohol use disorder. In addition we found that different approaches in alcohol use disorder for males and females are necessary. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]