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Citation
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Kauffman BY, Garey L, Paulus DJ, Jardin C, Viana AG, Neighbors C, Zvolensky MJ. J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs 2018; 79(2): 269-276. |
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Copyright
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(Copyright © 2018, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) |
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Abstract
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OBJECTIVE: Extant work has documented the relationship between anxiety sensitivity (AS) and problematic alcohol-related behaviors. However, research on the underlying mechanisms may serve to better explain their association.
METHOD: The present study tested the hypothesis that AS would exert an indirect effect on alcohol-related behaviors through negative urgency among a sample of 507 college students (74.4% female; mean age = 22.07 years; SD = 3.83; age range: 18-47 years) who reported at least one heavy episodic drinking (HED) event in the previous month and at least one lifetime sexual partner. Alcohol-related behaviors included sex-related alcohol negative consequences, negative consequences of alcohol use, and alcohol-related protective behavioral strategies.
RESULTS: Results indicated that AS was not directly related to alcohol-related behaviors after accounting for negative urgency. However, AS did yield a significant indirect effect through negative urgency for sex-related alcohol negative consequences, negative consequences of alcohol use, and alcohol-related protective behavioral strategies. These findings remained significant after controlling for gender, age, fraternity/sorority membership, number of lifetime sexual partners, negative affectivity, and typical drinking in the past month.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings provided novel empirical evidence that, among college students, AS may be a risk factor for alcohol-related behaviors indirectly through negative urgency. Overall, the present investigation extends the growing body of literature aimed to explicate the relationship between AS and alcohol-related behaviors and may aid in intervention approaches among college students.
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