Risk of Injury: The Implications of Mental Health, Alcohol and Gender

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dc.contributor.authorRoemer, Audra
dc.contributor.supervisorStockwell, Tim
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T22:06:43Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T22:06:43Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014-07-31
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractInjuries are a serious public health concern and identifying risk factors for injury is a research priority. Previous research consistently supports the link between alcohol and risk of injury and between mental health and alcohol use. There is also some research to indicate an association between mental health and risk of injury. Given the nature of these independent relationships, examining how these variables are inter-related could have significant implications for injury prevention and informing public health policies. There is however, a dearth of research examining how mental health and alcohol interact and contribute to injury risk. The present study examines the independent and shared contributions of mental health and alcohol to injury. Furthermore, gender differences in these relationships are examined. The results indicate both alcohol use and mental health are significantly associated with increased risk of injury. Moreover, a synergistic effect between alcohol and mental health on injury is found among women. The implications for these results in practice and policy are discussed.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0622en_US
dc.description.proquestemailaroemer@uvic.caen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5502
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectinjuryen_US
dc.subjectalcoholen_US
dc.subjectgenderen_US
dc.titleRisk of Injury: The Implications of Mental Health, Alcohol and Genderen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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