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Moderation effect of emotion regulation on the relationship between social anxiety, drinking motives and alcohol related problems among university students
Jung-Hye Kwon
Korea University
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Background: Accumulated evidence suggests that individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD) are at particular risk of developing alcohol use disorder (AUD). Yet, little is known about the mechanisms under this high comorbidity. This study aimed to elucidate the process of the development of alcohol related problems among individuals with elevated social anxiety. We investigated the moderation effect of difficulties in emotion regulation on the relationship between symptoms of social anxiety, coping and conformity motives and alcohol related problems.
Methods: In a sample of university students (N = 647) in South Korea, we examined whether cognitive (fear of negative evaluation), behavioral (social avoidance), and physiological symptoms (concerns over physiological symptoms) of social anxiety affect alcohol related problems with the mediation of coping and conformity motives. Furthermore, difficulties in emotion regulation were hypothesized to moderate each mediational path.
Results: Results showed that the fear of negative evaluation and concerns over physiological symptoms were associated with alcohol related problems with the mediation of conformity and coping motives, respectively. As hypothesized, each path was moderated by difficulties in emotion regulation.
Conclusions: Findings suggest that coping and conformity motives to cope with cognitive and physiological symptoms of social anxiety were related to alcohol related problems. In addition, individuals with high levels of difficulties in emotion regulation were prone to exhibit more alcohol related problems.
Keywords
social anxiety, alcohol related problems, coping and conformity motives, difficulties in emotion regulation, moderated mediation modelling
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Research article
Moderation effect of emotion regulation on the relationship between social anxiety, drinking motives and alcohol related problems among university students
Jung-Hye Kwon
Korea University
Corresponding Author
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5201-3645
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Editorial decision: Minor revision
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Reviewer #2 agreed
On 09 Dec, 2019
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 28 Nov, 2019
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On 27 Nov, 2019
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 27 Nov, 2019
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On 26 Nov, 2019
Editor invited
On 26 Nov, 2019
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Editorial decision: Major revision
On 17 Oct, 2019
Review #2 received
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Reviewer #2 agreed
On 05 Sep, 2019
Review #1 received
Received 01 Sep, 2019
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 18 Aug, 2019
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 14 Aug, 2019
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On 12 Aug, 2019
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On 12 Aug, 2019
Editor invited
On 11 Aug, 2019
First submitted
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Background: Accumulated evidence suggests that individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD) are at particular risk of developing alcohol use disorder (AUD). Yet, little is known about the mechanisms under this high comorbidity. This study aimed to elucidate the process of the development of alcohol related problems among individuals with elevated social anxiety. We investigated the moderation effect of difficulties in emotion regulation on the relationship between symptoms of social anxiety, coping and conformity motives and alcohol related problems.
Methods: In a sample of university students (N = 647) in South Korea, we examined whether cognitive (fear of negative evaluation), behavioral (social avoidance), and physiological symptoms (concerns over physiological symptoms) of social anxiety affect alcohol related problems with the mediation of coping and conformity motives. Furthermore, difficulties in emotion regulation were hypothesized to moderate each mediational path.
Results: Results showed that the fear of negative evaluation and concerns over physiological symptoms were associated with alcohol related problems with the mediation of conformity and coping motives, respectively. As hypothesized, each path was moderated by difficulties in emotion regulation.
Conclusions: Findings suggest that coping and conformity motives to cope with cognitive and physiological symptoms of social anxiety were related to alcohol related problems. In addition, individuals with high levels of difficulties in emotion regulation were prone to exhibit more alcohol related problems.
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