@article{ref1,
title="Shame, guilt, and drinking motives as mediators between child maltreatment and problematic alcohol use in college students",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2024",
author="Julian, Kelsey and Allbaugh, Lucy J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Drinking for emotion regulation may be a concern for college students who have experienced childhood maltreatment, due to high levels of shame and guilt. The present cross-sectional survey study tested how trait shame-proneness, trait guilt-proneness, and trauma-related guilt are differently related to drinking motives and how these pathways mediate the links between maltreatment severity and alcohol outcomes. Participants: Undergraduate student drinkers (n = 464; M age = 19.50, SD = 2.20) from a midsized midwestern University. <br><br>METHODS: Participants completed an online survey inquiring about demographics, childhood maltreatment, shame, guilt, drinking motives, alcohol use, and alcohol-related consequences. <br><br>RESULTS: There were several significant serial indirect effects of maltreatment on alcohol consumption and related consequences, through trauma-related guilt, shame-proneness, guilt-proneness, drinking-to-cope, and drinking for mood enhancement. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: On college campuses, to address problematic drinking among childhood maltreatment survivors, interventions may target maladaptive feelings of shame and guilt stemming from trauma exposure.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2024.2338412",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2338412"
}