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Does Drinking To Cope Explain Links Between Emotion-Driven Impulse Control Difficulties And Hazardous Drinking? A Longitudinal Test, Laura E. Watkins, Molly R. Franz, David Dilillo, Kim L. Gratz, Terri L. Messman-Moore
Does Drinking To Cope Explain Links Between Emotion-Driven Impulse Control Difficulties And Hazardous Drinking? A Longitudinal Test, Laura E. Watkins, Molly R. Franz, David Dilillo, Kim L. Gratz, Terri L. Messman-Moore
Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications
Difficulty controlling impulsive behaviors when experiencing negative emotions is a prominent risk factor for hazardous alcohol use, and prior research suggests that drinking to cope may mediate this association. The present study examines this possibility prospectively in a sample of 490 young adult women between the ages of 18 and 25. Participants completed measures of emotion-driven impulse control difficulties, drinking to cope, and hazardous alcohol use at six time points over the course of approximately 20 months (i.e., one assessment every four months). Multilevel structural equation modeling revealed that drinking to cope fully mediated the relationship between emotion-driven impulse control …
A Prospective Investigation Of Emotion Dysregulation As A Moderator Of The Relation Between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms And Substance Use Severity, Matthew T. Tull, Joseph R. Bardeen, David Dilillo, Terri Messman-Moore
A Prospective Investigation Of Emotion Dysregulation As A Moderator Of The Relation Between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms And Substance Use Severity, Matthew T. Tull, Joseph R. Bardeen, David Dilillo, Terri Messman-Moore
Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications
Despite strong evidence for an association between the experience of posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms and substance use, little is known about the particular individuals most at risk for prob-lematic substance use in response to PTS symptoms. Consequently, the goal of this study was to conduct a prospective investigation of the moderating role of emotion dysregulation (assessed through self-report and behavioral measures) in the relation between PTS symptoms and substance use 8 months later within a sample of 106 young adult women. No main effect of PTS symptoms on substance use was found. Instead, PTS symptoms were associated only with later …