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Empathic processing (EP) and social support (SS) are linked to better drinking outcomes in men with alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, EP was not associated with drinking in women with AUD.

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  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

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  • Social factors like family relationships and social connectedness predict better drinking outcomes in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD).
  • Empathic processing (EP), the ability to understand others' mental and emotional states, may mediate the link between social support (SS) and drinking behavior.
  • Few studies have investigated EP within AUD populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model empathic processing (EP) as a latent factor in a treatment-seeking AUD sample.
  • To examine the baseline associations between EP, social support (SS), and drinking behavior.
  • To investigate sex differences in the relationships between EP, SS, and drinking outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary data analysis of Project MATCH (N=1726).
  • Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to define EP as a latent factor.
  • Tested baseline associations between EP, SS, and drinking behavior, including sex differences.

Main Results:

  • The EP construct demonstrated adequate model fit.
  • SEM revealed significant associations between EP, SS, and drinking consequences/percent drinking days, but only in males.
  • Males reported lower EP and friend SS, but higher family SS, compared to females.
  • EP was not significantly related to drinking behavior in females.

Conclusions:

  • A model of EP was validated in a treatment-seeking AUD sample.
  • EP may be a treatment-modifiable risk factor for drinking frequency and consequences, particularly in males.
  • Further research is warranted to explore EP's role in AUD treatment, especially for males.