Moderation effect of emotion regulation on the relationship between social anxiety, drinking motives and alcohol related problems among university students
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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Posted 15 Apr, 2020
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Moderation effect of emotion regulation on the relationship between social anxiety, drinking motives and alcohol related problems among university students
Posted 15 Apr, 2020
On 13 Apr, 2020
On 12 Apr, 2020
On 12 Apr, 2020
On 06 Apr, 2020
Received 05 Apr, 2020
Received 25 Mar, 2020
On 20 Mar, 2020
Received 18 Dec, 2019
On 09 Dec, 2019
On 28 Nov, 2019
On 27 Nov, 2019
Invitations sent on 27 Nov, 2019
On 26 Nov, 2019
On 26 Nov, 2019
On 17 Oct, 2019
Received 03 Oct, 2019
On 05 Sep, 2019
Received 01 Sep, 2019
On 18 Aug, 2019
Invitations sent on 14 Aug, 2019
On 12 Aug, 2019
On 12 Aug, 2019
On 11 Aug, 2019
On 04 Aug, 2019
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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