@article{ref1,
title="Does drinking reduce stress?",
journal="Alcohol research and health",
year="1999",
author="Sayette, M. A.",
volume="23",
number="4",
pages="250-255",
abstract="For centuries, people have used alcohol to relieve stress--that is, the interpretation of an event as signaling harm, loss, or threat. The organism usually responds to stress with a variety of behavioral, biological, and cognitive changes. Alcohol consumption can result in a stress-response dampening (SRD) effect, which can be assessed using various measures. Numerous individual differences and situational factors help determine the extent to which a person experiences SRD after consuming alcohol. Individual differences include a family history of alcoholism, personality traits, extent of self-consciousness, cognitive functioning, and gender. Situational factors influencing alcohol's SRD effect include distractions during a stressful situation and the timing of drinking and stress. The attention-allocation model and the appraisal disruption model have been advanced to explain the influence of those situational factors.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1535-7414",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}