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Internalizing symptoms, negative urgency, and coping motives: Potential pathways to alcohol consequences
Abigail McDonald1, Will Corbin1
1Department of Psychology, Arizona State University.
Summary
Coping motives may link internalizing symptoms to alcohol consequences cross-sectionally, but not longitudinally. Negative urgency did not moderate this relationship in young adults, suggesting further research is needed.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Addiction Research
Background:
- Internalizing symptoms (depression, anxiety, stress) and negative urgency are linked to alcohol-related consequences.
- Coping motives may mediate the relationship between these factors and alcohol use.
- Longitudinal studies are crucial for understanding these complex relationships over time.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate coping motives as a mediator between negative urgency, internalizing symptoms, and alcohol consequences in young adults.
- To examine negative urgency as a moderator of the relationship between internalizing symptoms and alcohol consequences.
- To utilize longitudinal data for a comprehensive analysis.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study with 448 young adults (mean age 22.27).
- Data collected at baseline, 12-month, and 24-month follow-ups.
- Assessed mood, impulsivity, coping motives, and alcohol consequences.
Main Results:
- No longitudinal evidence found for coping motives mediating the link between internalizing symptoms/negative urgency and alcohol consequences.
- Cross-sectional analyses revealed indirect associations between internalizing symptoms, negative urgency, and alcohol consequences via coping motives.
- No moderation effect of negative urgency was found on the relationship between internalizing symptoms and alcohol consequences.
Conclusions:
- Coping motives show cross-sectional, but not longitudinal, support as a mechanism linking internalizing symptoms to alcohol consequences.
- Negative urgency does not appear to moderate the impact of internalizing symptoms on alcohol consequences.
- Future research should explore mediated effects using ecological momentary assessments.
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