Social effects of minor tranquilizer use, Detroit, 1981
By: principal investigators, Robert D. Caplan, Frank M. Andrews, and John R.P. French Jr
Series: ICPSR -- 8415; ICPSR (Series) -- 8415
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Diazepam; Drug utilization; Social aspects; Longitudinal studies; Psychological aspects; Health surveys
Description: This study examined the effects of diazapam (Valium) use on a number of social-psychological variables related to mental health. These included stress, coping, perceived performance, and quality of life. A longitudinal survey was conducted in which a heterogeneous group of persons recently prescribed diazapam was interviewed four times, six weeks apart. In addition, questionnaire data were obtained from a significant other in the respondent's personal life and, if employed, from a significant other at work. The same procedure was followed for a group of non-users of diazapam.
Notes: Survey data.

Several changes have been made to the data since the preparation of the codebook. All memoranda regarding these changes must be carefully noted. The printed codebook should also be checked against the machine-readable dictionary to verify length and placement of the variables.

Holding archive: National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging

ICPSR data class: Class III

Chronological coverage: Spring-summer 1981; data collected: Sprint-summer 1981.

personal interviews

Detroit Metropolitan Area.

Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.

OSIRIS, and Card Image

Part number: 1 ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 784 ; variable count: 4,653 ; logical record length: 7,972 ; records per case: 100

The sample was not intended to be a random sample. The pool of respondents was selected to represent a broad array of social and demographic characteristics. Nearly all of the respondents were selected from pharmacy records. Forty-eight percent of those contacted agreed to be interviewed. Eighty-five percent of those who were interviewed in phase one continued through to phase four.

Universe: All persons 18 and older in the Detroit metropolitan area who had been prescribed diazepam or a nonaxiolic drug in the six weeks prior to the survey.

Caplan, Robert D., et al. Tranquilizer use and well-being: a longitudinal study of social and psychological effects. ISR Research Report Series, Ann Arbor, 1984.

Abbey, Antonia, David Abrims, and Robert Caplan. ''Effects of Different Sources of Social Support and Social Conflict on Well-Being.'' BASIC AND APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 6 (1985), 111-129.

Abbey, Antonia, and Frank M. Andrews. ''Modeling the Psychological Determinants of Life Quality.'' SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH 16 (1985), 11-34.