Impulsivity and alcohol use coping motives in a trauma-exposed sample: the mediating role of distress tolerance

Marshall-Berenz, Erin C.; Vujanovic, Anka A.; MacPherson, Laura

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Impulsivity and alcohol use coping motives in a trauma-exposed sample: the mediating role of distress tolerance

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Marshall-Berenz, Erin C., Vujanovic, Anka A., MacPherson, Laura·2011·Personality and Individual Differences

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The present investigation examined the mediating role of distress tolerance in the association between impulsivity and alcohol use coping motives among trauma-exposed individuals. Participants were 86 adults (64.3% women; M(age) = 23.4, SD = 9.3) who met the DSM-IV-TR posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) criterion A for at least one traumatic life event and endorsed alcohol use in the past month. Distress tolerance at least partially mediated the association between impulsivity and alcohol use coping motives, after controlling for the variance explained by PTSD symptom severity and alcohol use problems. Clinical implications and future directions related to this line of inquiry are presented and discussed.

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Distress intolerance is strongly associated with substance use coping motives, substance use frequency, and substance use disorders.
“distress intolerance is robustly associated with substance use coping motives, as well as substance use frequency and substance use disorders (SUDs)”
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The Results (Zero-Order Correlations; page not provided) report a significant association between lower distress tolerance and stronger alcohol-use coping motives (r = -.46). They report no significant association between distress tolerance and alcohol consumption or AUDIT alcohol-problem scores. The paper lists substance use disorder diagnoses but does not establish the claimed association with those diagnoses. (LLM, conf=0.89)
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Authors: Marshall-Berenz, E. C., Vujanovic, A. A., & MacPherson, L.
Affiliations: Boston University (US)
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
ORCID: Vujanovic, Anka A.
MacPherson, Laura
Venue: Personality and Individual Differences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2011-04
Volume: 50
Issue: 5
Pages: 588-592
ISSN: 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.11.033
PMC: PMC3072811
OpenAlex: W1966120961
Cited by: 104
References: 32
Citations by year: 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 2
FWCI: 1.87
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (F31MH080453)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords: impulsivity, alcohol consumption, coping motives, distress tolerance, post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma exposure, mediation, alcohol use problems, PTSD symptom severity

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