TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Changes in coping and social motives for drinking and alcohol consumption across the menstrual cycle
JO  - Depression and anxiety
A1  - Joyce, Kayla M.
A1  - Hudson, Amanda
A1  - O'Connor, Roisin M.
A1  - Thompson, Kara
A1  - Hodgin, Megan
A1  - Perrot, Tara
A1  - Stewart, Sherry H.
SP  - 313
EP  - 320
VL  - 35
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: Alcohol use has been reported to fluctuate over women's menstrual cycles (MCs), with increased intake occurring premenstrually/menstrually (phases characterized by heightened negative affect) and during the ovulatory phase (a phase characterized by positive affect). This suggests women may drink for particular emotion-focused reasons at specific points in their cycles. However, no research had yet examined MC variability in drinking motives, or links between cycle-related changes in drinking motives and alcohol consumption. <br><br>METHODS: Ninety-four normally cycling women (Mage  = 22.9 years old, SDage  = 4.7) completed daily diary measures (via Smartphone surveys), with questions pertaining to state drinking motives and quantity of alcohol consumed for the course of a full MC. <br><br>RESULTS: Drinking motives differed by cycle phase. Women reported a slight increase in drinking to self-medicate for negative affect premenstrually, with drinking to cope peaking in the menstrual phase and declining mid-cycle. Women reported a slight increasing trend across the cycle in social motives for drinking, while enhancement motives remained relatively stable across the cycle. Cycle-related changes in drinking motives predicted increases in the quantity of alcohol consumed. Drinking to cope with negative affect predicted a greater number of drinks menstrually (days 1-5). While social motives predicted a greater number of drinks during the follicular and ovulatory phases (days 5-16), enhancement motives were unrelated to drinking quantity across cycle phase. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should be attentive to cycle phase when treating reproductive-aged women with alcohol disorders (e.g., encouraging the use of healthier means of coping with negative affect during menses).<br><br>© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1091-4269
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22699
ID  - ref1
ER  -