Depressive symptoms, alcohol use and coping drinking motives: Examining various pathways to suicide attempts among young men

“I’ll Take a Shot for Every Like I Get on This Status”: Posting Alcohol- related Facebook Content Predicts Drinking Outcomes

10.31234/osf.io/wcbt9 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Erin Corwin Westgate ◽

Kristen Lindgren

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Pacific Northwest ◽

Alcohol Use Disorders ◽

Drinking Motives ◽

The Pacific ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

And Coping ◽

Drinking Outcomes ◽

Alcohol Related Problems

Objective:This study investigated whether self-reports of alcohol-related postings on Facebook by oneself or one’s Facebook friends were related to common motives for drinking and were uniquely predictive of self-reported alcohol outcomes (alcohol consumption, problems, and cravings).Method:Pacific Northwest undergraduates completed a survey of alcohol outcomes, drinking motives, and alcoholrelated Facebook postings. Participants completed the survey online as part of a larger study on alcohol use and cognitive associations. Participants were randomly selected through the university registrar’s office and consisted of 1,106 undergraduates (449 men, 654 women, 2 transgender, 1 declined to answer) between the ages of 18 and 25 years (M = 20.40, SD = 1.60) at a large university in the Pacific Northwest. Seven participants were excluded from analyses because of missing or suspect data.Results:Alcohol-related postings on Facebook were significantly correlated with social, enhancement, conformity, and coping motives for drinking (all ps < .001). After drinking motives were controlled for, self–alcohol-related postings independently and positively predicted the number of drinks per week, alcohol-related problems, risk of alcohol use disorders, and alcohol cravings (all ps < .001). In contrast, friends’ alcohol-related postings only predicted the risk of alcohol use disorders (p < .05) and marginally predicted alcohol-related problems (p = .07).Conclusions:Posting alcohol-related content on social media platforms such as Facebook is associated with common motivations for drinking and is, in itself, a strong predictive indicator of drinking outcomes independent of drinking motives. Moreover, self-related posting activity appears to be more predictive than Facebook friends’ activity. These findings suggest that social media platforms may be a useful target for future preventative and intervention efforts.

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Drinking Motives, Sensation Seeking, and Alcohol Use Among Thai High School Students

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2012.40.8.1255 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 40 (8) ◽

pp. 1255-1262 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Penprapa Siviroj ◽

Karl Peltzer ◽

Supa Pengpid ◽

Yongyuth Yungyen ◽

Achara Chaichana

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Sensation Seeking ◽

Hazardous Drinking ◽

Drinking Motives ◽

School Students ◽

Social Motives ◽

Drinking Frequency ◽

And Coping

We assessed drinking motives and sensation seeking in relation to alcohol use in a sample of 634 Thai high school students. Results indicate that 55.8% had never used alcohol, and of the lifetime users, 33.5% were current (past month) alcohol users and 26.5% drink until they get drunk. Coping and social motives were positive predictors for drinking frequency, and coping motives were a predictor for hazardous (drinking to get drunk) drinking. Sensation seeking was associated with drinking frequency and hazardous drinking. Within the different sensation seeking components, disinhibition was the strongest predictor for drinking frequency, followed by experience seeking and boredom susceptibility. Boredom susceptibility was the strongest predictor for hazardous drinking. Coping, social motives, and sensation seeking should be taken into account when designing alcohol use prevention strategies for Thai adolescents.

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Peer pressure and alcohol use in young men: A mediation analysis of drinking motives

International Journal of Drug Policy ◽

10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.02.002 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 700-708 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Joseph Studer ◽

Stéphanie Baggio ◽

Stéphane Deline ◽

Alexandra A. N’Goran ◽

Yves Henchoz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Mediation Analysis ◽

Young Men ◽

Peer Pressure ◽

Drinking Motives

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Drinking motives and alcohol use among college students with the alcohol flush reaction

10.1101/436469 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah Soyeon Oh ◽

Yeong Jun Ju ◽

San Lee ◽

Sung-in Jang ◽

Eun-Cheol Park

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Liberal Arts ◽

Representative Sample ◽

Drinking Behavior ◽

Peer Pressure ◽

Drinking Motives ◽

Liberal Arts Students ◽

Nationally Representative ◽

And Coping

ABSTRACTBackgroundThis study investigated the relationship between drinking motives and alcohol use among a nationally representative sample of college students with the alcohol flush reaction (AFR). We surveyed and analyzed the data of 2,245 male and 2,326 female college students in a nationally representative sample of 82 colleges in South Korea.MethodsOf our study population, 725 males (32.3%) and 812 females (34.9%) reported to currently suffering from AFR. Multiple regression analysis was used to identify the association between drinking motives and drinking behavior, measured via the AUDIT.ResultsRelative to drinking because of peer pressure, students drinking for pleasure (males: β = 2.622,p<.0001; females β = 2.769,p<.0001) or stress/depression (males: β = 2.479,p<.0001; females β = 2.489,p<.0001) had higher AUDIT scores. Among students drinking because of stress/depression, seniors (males: β = 3.603,p<.0001; females: β = 3.791,p= 0.000), smokers (males: β = 1.564,p= 0.000; females β = 1.816,p= 0.007) and/or liberal arts students (males: β = 6.1136,p<.0001; females β = 4.2105,p<.0001) consumed more alcohol than their peers. Relative to conformity motives, enhancement and coping motives were found to have a greater influence on alcohol intake among college students with alcohol flush reaction.ConclusionConsidering that the flush reaction can occur in AFR individuals after just one sip of wine, our results show that educators and policymakers must take action to deal with this problem.

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Depression, Environmental Reward, Coping Motives and Alcohol Consumption During the COVID-19 Pandemic

10.31234/osf.io/zvs9f ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Matthew McPhee ◽

Matthew T. Keough ◽

Samantha Rundle ◽

Laura M. Heath ◽

Jeffrey Wardell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Drinking Motives ◽

Self Medication ◽

Social Distancing ◽

Alcohol Demand ◽

Environmental Reward ◽

Coping Motives ◽

And Coping

Increases in the incidence of psychological distress and alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic have been predicted. Environmental reward and self-medication theories suggest that increased distress and greater social/environmental constraints during COVID-19 could result in increases in depression and drinking to cope with negative affect. The current study had two goals: (1) to clarify the presence and direction of changes in alcohol use and related outcomes after the introduction of COVID-19 social distancing requirements, and; (2) to test hypothesized mediation models to explain individual differences in alcohol use during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants (n = 1127) were U.S. residents recruited for participation in an online survey. The survey included questions assessing environmental reward, depression, COVID-19-related distress, drinking motives, and alcohol use outcomes (alcohol use; drinking motives; alcohol demand, and solitary drinking). Outcomes were assessed for two timeframes: the 30 days prior to state-mandated social distancing (‘pre-social-distancing’), and the 30 days after the start of state-mandated social distancing (‘post-social-distancing’). Depression severity, coping motives, and frequency of solitary drinking were significantly greater post-social-distancing relative to pre-social-distancing. Conversely, environmental reward and other drinking motives (social, enhancement, and conformity) were significantly lower post-social distancing compared to pre-social-distancing. Time spent drinking and frequency of binge drinking were greater post-social-distancing compared to pre-social-distancing, whereas typical alcohol quantity/frequency were not significantly different between timeframes. Indices of alcohol demand were variable with regard to change. Mediation analyses suggested a significant indirect effects of reduced environmental reward with drinking quantity/frequency via increased depressive symptoms and coping motives, and a significant indirect effect of COVID-related distress with alcohol quantity/frequency via coping motives for drinking. Results provide early evidence regarding the relation of psychological distress with alcohol consumption and coping motives during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, results largely converged with predictions from self-medication and environmental reinforcement theories. Future research will be needed to study prospective associations among these outcomes.

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Cathartic Effect of Suicide Attempts Not Limited to Depression

Crisis ◽

10.1027//0227-5910.24.2.73 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 73-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Yves Sarfati ◽

Blandine Bouchaud ◽

Marie-Christine Hardy-Baylé

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Rating Scales ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

World Health ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Short Term

Summary: The cathartic effect of suicide is traditionally defined as the existence of a rapid, significant, and spontaneous decrease in the depressive symptoms of suicide attempters after the act. This study was designed to investigate short-term variations, following a suicide attempt by self-poisoning, of a number of other variables identified as suicidal risk factors: hopelessness, impulsivity, personality traits, and quality of life. Patients hospitalized less than 24 hours after a deliberate (moderate) overdose were presented with the Montgomery-Asberg Depression and Impulsivity Rating Scales, Hopelessness scale, MMPI and World Health Organization's Quality of Life questionnaire (abbreviated versions). They were also asked to complete the same scales and questionnaires 8 days after discharge. The study involved 39 patients, the average interval between initial and follow-up assessment being 13.5 days. All the scores improved significantly, with the exception of quality of life and three out of the eight personality traits. This finding emphasizes the fact that improvement is not limited to depressive symptoms and enables us to identify the relative importance of each studied variable as a risk factor for attempted suicide. The limitations of the study are discussed as well as in particular the nongeneralizability of the sample and setting.

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