Enhancement Motives Mediate the Positive Association Between Mind/Body Awareness and College Student Drinking
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This study was undertaken to examine the relationship between mindfulness and alcohol consumption among college students, with enhancement and coping motives evaluated as potential mediators. Differences between men and women in drinking and mindfulness (mind/body awareness specifically) were also considered. Undergraduate students (n = 212, 51% male) completed a survey that included measures of mindfulness, drinking motives, and drinking. Results indicated that greater mind/body awareness was associated with more alcohol use in men and women, and non-attachment to thoughts was associated with less drinking in men. Furthermore, enhancement but not coping motives were found to mediate these associations for men only. Results are discussed in terms of the theoretical implications for understanding the relationship between mindfulness and alcohol consumption.
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- Authors
- Leigh, J., & Neighbors, C.
- Affiliations
- Indiana State University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- ORCID
- Neighbors, Clayton
- Venue
- Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications
- Published
- 2009-05
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 650-669
- ISSN
- 0736-7236 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2713109
- OpenAlex
- W2029507530
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 35
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- FWCI
- 2.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA014576)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Media Influence and Health
- Keywords
- mindfulness, mind-body awareness, alcohol consumption, university students, enhancement motives, coping motives, gender differences, mediation, drinking motives
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