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Drinking motives mediate the relationship between facets of mindfulness and problematic alcohol use

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Vinci, Christine, Spears, Claire A., Peltier, MacKenzie R., Copeland, Amy L.·2016·Mindfulness

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Mindfulness is a multi-faceted construct, and research suggests that certain components (e.g., Acting with Awareness, Nonjudging) are associated with less problematic alcohol use. Recent research has examined whether specific drinking motives mediate the relationship between facets of mindfulness and alcohol use. The current study sought to extend this research by examining whether certain drinking motives would mediate the relationship between facets of mindfulness and problematic alcohol use in a sample of 207 college students classified as engaging in problematic drinking. Participants completed the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Drinking Motives Questionnaire-Revised (DMQ-R), and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Results indicated that lower levels of Coping motives significantly mediated the relationship between greater Acting with Awareness and lower AUDIT score and between greater Nonjudging and lower AUDIT score. Lower levels of Conformity motives significantly mediated the relationship between greater Acting with Awareness and lower AUDIT score. These findings offer insight into specific mechanisms through which mindfulness is linked to less problematic drinking, and also highlight associations among mindfulness, drinking motives, and alcohol use among a sample of problematic college student drinkers. Future research should determine whether interventions that emphasize Acting with Awareness and Nonjudging facets of mindfulness and/or target coping and conformity motives could be effective for reducing problematic drinking in college students.

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  • Acting with awareness and nonreactivity subscales are associated with lower levels of harmful drinking in problematic student drinkers when mediated by drinking motives.

    “Another cross-sectional study found that both the acting with awareness and nonreactivity to inner experience subscales were associated with lower levels of harmful drinking in problematic student drinkers when mediated by drinking motives (Vinci et al., 2016).”

    From Examining the Prospective Associations Between Mindfulness Facets and Substance Use in Emerging Adulthood. (2021) · cites this paper as Vinci et al., 2016

    The Results (page not provided) report that drinking motives mediated associations between greater Acting with Awareness and lower AUDIT scores in problematic college student drinkers. They report the other mediated association for Nonjudging, not Nonreactivity to Inner Experience, so the claim names the wrong second subscale. (LLM, conf=0.92)

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  • Lower coping motives in students mediate the link between mindfulness facets and alcohol use.

    “Finally, one paper has found that lower coping motives in students mediate the link between mindfulness facets and alcohol use (Vinci et al. 2016).”

    From Dispositional Mindfulness and Psychological Health: a Systematic Review (2018) · cites this paper as Vinci et al. 2016

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Authors
Vinci, C., Spears, C. A., Peltier, M. R., & Copeland, A. L.
Affiliations
  • Rice University (US)
  • Catholic University of America (US)
  • Louisiana State University (US)
Corresponding author
Vinci, Christine
Venue
Mindfulness
Published
2016-03-29
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
754-763
ISSN
  • 1868-8527 (ISSN-L)
  • 1868-8535
OpenAlex
W2313603773
Cited by
28
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2
FWCI
3.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Mindfulness (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Civil War Book Review (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute (CA016672)
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (K23AT008442)
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (K99MD010468)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Keywords
drinking motives, alcohol abuse, university students, acting with awareness, non-judgment, coping motives, conformity motives, mediation, auditing, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

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