Measures of self‐reported identity associated with sex and gender: Relations with collegiate drinking

Abstract

There is a large and consistent body of literature documenting differences in alcohol use and related outcomes based on an individual's sex assigned at birth, which almost always aligns with a binary conceptualization of sex (SAAB; female, male; American Psychological Association, n.d.). Based on self-reported SAAB, females are more likely to be lifetime abstainers, engage in lower levels of alcohol use as measured by frequency and quantity, are less likely to engage in problem drinking behaviors, and are less likely to develop an alcohol use disorder (AUD) or experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms compared with males (Erol & Karpyak, 2015). Yet, there is also evidence of a narrowing in differences in some alcohol use behaviors and related outcomes between males and females among