Sex-role strain in alcoholic women

We investigated sources of sex-cole strain between alcoholic and non-alcoho lic women. We compared alcoholic (n = 55) and non-alcoholic (n = 51) women on the presence of strain in their sex-role identity and strain between sex -role identity, attitudes, and behaviors in 1996. One source of sex-role st rain for alcoholic women was the discrepancy between their perceived femini nity when intoxicated versus when sober. A second source of strain for alco holic women was the discrepancy between their traditionally feminine sex-ro le identity as well as attitudes toward marital, parental, and educational roles and their participation in male-valued activities. We offer suggestio ns for future research.