| Do changes in drinking motives mediate the relation between personality change and "maturing out" of problem drinking? | |
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PMID: 20141246 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Recent research has indicated that developmental changes in the personality traits of neuroticism and impulsivity correlate with changes in problem drinking during emerging and young adulthood. However, it remains unclear what potential mechanisms, or mediators, could account for these associations. Drinking motives, particularly drinking to regulate negative affect (drinking to cope) and to get "high" or "drunk" (drinking for enhancement), have been posited to mediate the relationship between personality and drinking problems. Recent work indicates that changes in drinking motives parallel changes in alcohol involvement from adolescence to young adulthood. The present study examined changes in drinking motives (i.e., coping and enhancement) as potential mediators of the relation between changes in personality (impulsivity and neuroticism) with changes in alcohol problems in emerging and young adulthood. Analyses were based on data collected from a cohort of college students (N = 489) at varying risk for alcohol use disorders from ages 18 to 35. Parallel process latent growth modeling indicated that change in coping (but not enhancement) motives specifically mediated the relation between changes in neuroticism and alcohol problems as well as the relation between changes in impulsivity and alcohol problems. Findings suggest that change in coping motives is an important mechanism in the relation between personality change and the "maturing out" of problematic alcohol involvement. |
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Authors:
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Andrew K Littlefield; Kenneth J Sher; Phillip K Wood |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of abnormal psychology Volume: 119 ISSN: 1939-1846 ISO Abbreviation: J Abnorm Psychol Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-09 Completed Date: 2010-05-21 Revised Date: 2011-08-01 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0034461 Medline TA: J Abnorm Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 93-105 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia and Midwest Alcoholism Research Center, Columbia, Missouri 65211-0001, USA. littlefielda@missouri.edu |
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Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent Adult Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology* Attitude* Female Humans Impulse Control Disorders / diagnosis, epidemiology Male Motivation* Neurotic Disorders / diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology Personality Disorders / diagnosis, epidemiology*, psychology Prospective Studies Temperance* |
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K05 AA017242/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; K05 AA017242-03/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; K05 AA017242-05/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; P50 AA011998-100007/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; P50 AA11998/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA013987-02/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA013987-04/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA13987/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R37 AA007231-19/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R37 AA07231/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; T32 AA013526-01/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; T32 AA013526-07/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; T32 AA13526/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS |
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