焦虑,抑郁,应对,酒精使用和后果在年轻成人大学生中的后果
Candace D McConaha1, Brian E McCabe1, Ashley L Falcon2
1Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
Substance use & misuse
|October 18, 2023
概括
患有抑郁症的年轻成人大学生可能会使用避免应对策略,增加酒精使用和负面后果. 干预措施应侧重于增加方法应对和减少避免应对以减轻风险.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 成研究 研究成研究
背景情况:
- 大学的年轻人面临大量饮酒和相关危害的高风险.
- 焦虑和抑郁症状加剧了这种风险.
- 应对方式,特别是避免应对方式,与增加的酒精使用和负面后果有关.
研究的目的:
- 调查应对方式是否适度或调解了大学生焦虑/抑郁和酒精使用/后果之间的联系.
- 了解心理健康和酒精消费的背景下,应对方法和避免应对的作用.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及250名年轻成人大学生 (18-25岁) 的研究.
- 匿名自我报告测量焦虑,抑郁,应对方式,酒精使用和与酒精有关的后果.
- 使用路径分析来检查这些关系.
主要成果:
- 避免应对与饮酒以及社会和个人后果有关.
- 应对方法显示与酒精使用有相反的关系.
- 避免应对调解了抑郁症和酒精使用/后果之间的关系,但应对并没有缓解焦虑/抑郁症-酒精联系.
结论:
- 研究结果强调了应对风格在大学生心理健康和酒精使用之间的关系中的重要作用.
- 结果支持开发针对应对策略的干预措施,以减少与酒精有关的危害.
- 促进方法应对和减少回避应对的干预措施可能会使年轻人受益.
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