It is an object of the present invention to provide: a dispersion resin composition for use in a paint, an ink, an adhesive, or a primer that each contains an alcohol or an ether, and which exhibits excellent water dispersibility and can maintain excellent dispersion stability, even when the dispersion resin composition is added to a material containing an organic solvent such as an alcohol or an ether, or even when an organic solvent is added to the dispersion resin composition; and a composition of a paint, an ink, an adhesive or a primer that each contains the dispersion resin composition.In other words, the present invention provides a dispersion resin composition for use in a paint, an ink, an adhesive, or a primer that each contains an alcohol and/or an ether comprising: (a) a polyolefin-based resin containing a polymer mainly composed of olefin monomer units, (b) a nitrogen-containing polyoxyalkylene derivative, (c) a basic substance and (d) water, and also provides a composition of a paint, an ink, an adhesive or a primer, each of which contains the dispersion resin composition.