Citation

Weiss NH, Williams DC, Connolly KM. Mil. Behav. Health 2015; 3(4): 212-218.

Affiliation

G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC, 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Ave., Jackson, MS, 39216, USA. University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS, 39216, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/21635781.2015.1038405

PMID

27088056

PMCID

PMC4831572

Abstract

Substance use disorder (SUD) is highly prevalent among military populations and associated with a wide range of negative outcomes. The goal of the present study was to explicate the relations among negative affect, emotion dysregulation, and urges to engage in risky behaviors among military veterans in residential SUD treatment. Emotion dysregulation (overall and three dimensions: access to emotion regulation strategies, impulse control, and emotional awareness) mediated the relation between negative affect and urges to engage in risky behaviors.

FINDINGS highlight the potential utility of treatments targeting emotion dysregulation in reducing risky behaviors among military veterans with SUD.

Language: en