抑郁症状,避免性应对和酒精使用:基于性别和创伤后应激障碍的差异在新兴成年人中
Carla Kmett Danielson1, Austin M Hahn1, Kaitlin E Bountress2
1Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)
|October 3, 2024
概括
避免性应对显著预测了酒精的使用,特别是在遭受创伤的创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 患者中. 这突出了应对策略作为预防PTSD和酒精问题的关键目标.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 行为健康 行为健康
- 成研究 研究成研究
背景情况:
- 创伤暴露和酒精使用经常同时发生,需要确定风险人群的预测因素.
- 了解不同创伤和创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 水平的饮酒行为对于预防和治疗至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查抑郁症状,避免应对,性别和新兴成年人不同创伤暴露和PTSD状态的酒精使用之间的关联.
- 为了确定酒精消费的预测因素,特别是每天饮酒的饮料,在不同的新兴成年人群体中.
主要方法:
- 该研究包括238名新兴成年人 (年龄21-30岁),分为三组:遭受创伤后应激障碍的创伤暴露者,没有创伤后应激障碍的创伤暴露者和没有创伤的对照组.
- 收集了有关人口统计,父母的酒精问题,抑郁症状和避免性应对的数据.
- 统计分析包括千平方,t测试,双变量和组路径分析,以评估酒精使用的预测因素.
主要成果:
- 在所有群体中,男性的酒精消耗量都高于女性.
- 在遭受创伤后创伤后应对障碍的参与者中,避免应对显著预测了酒精的使用.
- 一个显著的相互作用揭示了性别和避免应对的影响在创伤/PTSD组中不同地影响了酒精使用.
结论:
- 避免性应对是问题饮酒的关键风险因素,特别是在创伤和PTSD的背景下.
- 针对避免性应对的干预策略可能会减少同时发生的PTSD和问题性酒精使用.
- 研究结果强调,对于有创伤史的人来说,需要针对性行为健康干预措施.
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