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Ptsd Symptomology And Motivated Alcohol Use Among Military Service Members: Testing A Conditional Indirect Effect Model Of Social Support, Cameron T. Mccabe, Cynthia Mohr, Leslie B. Hammer, Kathleen F. Carlson

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Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and problematic alcohol use commonly co-occur among military service members. It remains critical to understand why these patterns emerge, and under what conditions. Objectives: This study examined whether PTSD symptoms (PTSS) and alcohol involvement (quantity and frequency of use, heavy episodic drinking, and alcohol problems) are indirectly related through four distinct drinking motivations. A secondary aim was to identify factors, specifically forms of social support, which buffer these associations. Methods: Using baseline data from a randomized-controlled trial of health and well-being among civilian-employed separated service members and reservists, the present study examined these issues using …