Anxiety, Depression, Coping, Alcohol Use and Consequences in Young Adult College Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21645150 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Candace D McConaha (0000-0002-4288-8461, Auburn University, corresponding author), Brian E Mccabe (0000-0001-8637-9223, Auburn University), Ashley Falcon (0000-0001-5936-5176, University of Miami), Ashley L Falcon (University of Miami) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 306-311 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Substance Use & Misuse (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1082-6084 • E-ISSN: 1532-2491 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10826084.2023.2270550 |
| PMID | 37849302 |
| OpenAlex | W4387729413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 32 |
Background Young adult college students experience a high risk for heavy alcohol use and resulting consequences. Symptoms of anxiety and depression increase this risk. Coping style has been associated with alcohol use and consequences, with approach coping being inversely related to use and consequences, and avoidance coping being directing related to use and consequences. The purpose of this study is to examine whether coping style moderates or mediates the relationship between anxiety/depression and alcohol use and consequences.Methods 250 young adult college students ages 18 to 25 years (Women = 85, 34%) anonymously self-reported anxiety, depression, coping style, alcohol use and consequences.Results Path analysis showed that avoidance coping was positively related to alcohol use (β = 0.33, p < 0.05), social consequences (β = 0.39, p < 0.05), and personal consequences (β = 0.26, p < 0.05), while approach coping was inversely related to use (β = −0.20, p = 0.005). Coping did not moderate the relationship between anxiety and depression and alcohol use or consequences. Avoidance coping mediated the relationship between depression and alcohol use (β = 0.14, p < 0.05), social consequences (β = 0.16, p < 0.05), and personal consequences (β = 0.11, p < 0.05).Conclusion Findings build on alcohol use and consequences research, and support further research into implementing coping-based alcohol use interventions. Interventions aimed at reducing avoidance coping and increasing approach coping may be beneficial for young adult college students
Alcohol · Anxiety · Avoidance coping · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social support · Young adult · Clinical Psychology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Developmental Trajectories of Substance Use From Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Evaluation of a Resilience Intervention to Enhance Coping Strategies and Protective Factors and Decrease Symptomatology
Personality and Coping
Use and Abuse of Alcohol and Illicit Drugs in US Adolescents
Magnitude and Trends in Heavy Episodic Drinking, Alcohol-Impaired Driving, and Alcohol-Related Mortality and Overdose Hospitalizations Among Emerging Adults of College Ages 18–24 in the United States, 1998–2014
The Self-Medication Hypothesis of Substance Use Disorders
You want to measure coping but your protocol’ too long
Bias in cross-sectional analyses of longitudinal mediation.
Mediation Analysis
Relationship Between Depression and Risky Alcohol Consumption in Women
The relation of coping strategies to alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences in a college sample
Searching for the structure of coping
Approach, avoidance, and coping with stress
The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit)
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |