Citation

Klanecky AK, McChargue DE, Tuliao AP. J. Addict. Dis. 2016; 35(3): 180-193.

Affiliation

b Psychology Department , 238 Burnett Hall, University of Nebraska - Lincoln , Lincoln , NE 68588-0308 , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10550887.2016.1139428

PMID

26756960

Abstract

The relationship between early sexual abuse and college problem drinking was examined using an integration of the self-medication and vulnerability-stress models. Baseline survey data from participants (N = 213; 135 men and 78 college women) completing a mandated, brief alcohol intervention were utilized. Representative of the self-medication model, posttraumatic stress (PTSD) symptoms mediated the early sexual abuse/problem drinking relationship. Two psychological vulnerability factors - emotion dysregulation and dissociative tendencies - were incorporated into self-medication findings via more advanced mediational models.

RESULTS highlighted that problem drinking increased as dissociative tendencies increased, and relations between the vulnerability factors and PTSD symptoms were in an unexpected direction.

Language: en