4191 The Role of Suggestibility and Trait Anxiety in Young Adult Alcohol Use

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The purpose of this study was to investigate how suggestibility and social susceptibility relate to alcohol use in young adult non-dependent alcohol users, and the role of trait anxiety in this relationship. We hypothesized that greater trait anxiety would be associated with higher levels of alcohol misuse, and this would be mediated by suggestibility. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Study participants enrolled in the NIAAA screening and assessment protocol completed questionnaires on suggestibility, anxiety, and alcohol use. The Multidimensional Iowa Suggestibility Scale (MISS) is a 95-question self-report assessment of suggestibility. Trait anxiety is assessed with the State Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait (STAI-T). Alcohol measures included the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM-IV or DSM-5 disorders were conducted, and non-dependent participants (N = 113) were considered. A median split was conducted (median age = 35.1 years), with the focus of this study on the younger individuals (N = 55). RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Initial analyses showed that suggestibility, alcohol misuse, and trait anxiety all had significant positive correlations with one another. To better understand the relationship of peer influence, specifically, with drinking and anxiety, MISS subscale of Peer Conformity was analyzed. MISS total score and Peer Conformity were positively correlated with AUDIT Total as well as STAI-T Score. STAI-T Score was additionally positively correlated with AUDIT Total (all p2 = 0.222). We also looked at Peer Conformity in place of MISS Total (R2 = 0.213). In both models, only suggestibility measures were significant predictors of harmful alcohol use (p<0.01). DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: In young social drinkers, there were significant positive associations between suggestibility, risky alcohol use, and trait anxiety. These results suggest that suggestibility may be a modifiable risk factor for risky alcohol consumption. Future directions include using mediation models to explore the associations between suggestibility, anxiety, and alcohol misuse.

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Psychological autopsy studies: The role of alcohol use in adolescent and young adult suicides

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health ◽

10.1515/ijamh.2007.19.1.99 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Lucas Giner ◽

Juan J Carballo ◽

Julio A Guija ◽

Dahlia Sperling ◽

Maria A Oquendo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Adolescent And Young Adult ◽

Psychological Autopsy

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Risky Alcohol Use in Adolescence: The Role of Genetics (DRD2, SLC6A4) and Coping Motives

Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research ◽

10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01393.x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 756-764 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Carmen S. van der Zwaluw ◽

Emmanuel Kuntsche ◽

Rutger C. M. E. Engels

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Risky Alcohol ◽

Coping Motives ◽

And Coping

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Examining the role of racism in the risky alcohol use behaviors of black female college students

Journal of American College Health ◽

10.1080/07448481.2018.1440581 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 66 (4) ◽

pp. 310-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Delishia M. Pittman ◽

Paramjit Kaur

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Black Female ◽

Female College Students ◽

Female College ◽

Risky Alcohol

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Depression, posttraumatic stress, and alcohol misuse in young adult veterans: The transdiagnostic role of distress tolerance

Drug and Alcohol Dependence ◽

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.02.030 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 161 ◽

pp. 348-355 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Stephanie Brooks Holliday ◽

Eric R. Pedersen ◽

Adam M. Leventhal

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Distress Tolerance ◽

Alcohol Misuse

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The Role of Parents and Families in Preventing Young Adult Alcohol Use

Journal of Adolescent Health ◽

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.05.019 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 127-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Steve M. Kogan

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Role Of Parents

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Relationship Between Body Mass Index, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol Misuse in a Young Adult Female Twin Sample

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs ◽

10.15288/jsad.2009.70.458 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 458-466 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Alexis E. Duncan ◽

Julia D. Grant ◽

Kathleen Keenan Bucholz ◽

Pamela A.F. Madden ◽

Andrew C. Heath

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Young Adult ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Body Mass ◽

Adult Female ◽

Alcohol Misuse

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How accurately do general practitioners detect concurrent tobacco use and risky alcohol consumption? A cross-sectional study in Australian general practice

Australian Journal of Primary Health ◽

10.1071/py17122 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (5) ◽

pp. 378

Author(s):

Jamie Bryant ◽

Breanne Hobden ◽

Kristy Forshaw ◽

Christopher Oldmeadow ◽

Justin Walsh ◽

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Keyword(s):

General Practice ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

General Practitioners ◽

Tobacco Use ◽

Self Report ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Preventative Health ◽

Risky Alcohol ◽

Risky Alcohol Consumption

The negative health consequences of tobacco and risky alcohol consumption are compounded when used concurrently. Australian preventative health guidelines recommend that general practitioners (GPs) assess and provide evidence-based intervention. No studies, however, have examined the accuracy of GP detection of concurrent tobacco use and risky alcohol consumption or the factors associated with accurate detection. This study aimed to examine the: (i) accuracy of GP detection of concurrent tobacco and risky alcohol use compared to patient self-report; and (ii) GP and patient characteristics associated with accurate detection following a single clinical encounter. Patients attending 12 Australian general practices completed a survey assessing smoking and alcohol consumption. For each participating patient, GPs completed a checklist to indicate the presence of these risk factors. GP judgements were compared to patient self-report. Fifty-one GPs completed a health risk checklist for 1332 patients. Only 23% of patients who self-reported concurrent tobacco and risky alcohol use identified by their GP. Patients who visited their GP four to six times in the last year were most likely to have concurrent tobacco and risky alcohol use were identified. It is imperative to establish systems to increase detection of preventative health risks in general practice to enable the provision of evidence-based treatments.

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Relative risks of adolescent and young adult alcohol use: The role of drinking fathers, mothers, siblings, and friends

Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.04.015 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 63

Author(s):

Ron H.J. Scholte ◽

Evelien A.P. Poelen ◽

Gonneke Willemsen ◽

Dorret I. Boomsma ◽

Rutger C.M.E. Engels

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Adolescent And Young Adult ◽

Relative Risks

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Young Adult Women and Alcohol-Related Problems: The Key Role of Multidimensional Feminine Norms

Substance Abuse Research and Treatment ◽

10.1177/1178221819888650 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 117822181988865

Author(s):

Derek Kenji Iwamoto ◽

Vivian W. Mui

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Alcohol Problems ◽

Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽

Future Research ◽

Adult Women ◽

Young Adult Women ◽

Feminine Norms ◽

Alcohol Related Problems

Young adult college women are closing the gender gap with respect to heavy episodic drinking and alcohol-related problems. Accordingly, it is important to understand and examine the factors that help explain within-group differences in problematic drinking patterns among this vulnerable population. One promising theoretically-relevant factor that appears to explain problematic alcohol use among young adult women is conformity to multidimensional feminine norms. Feminine norms are the beliefs and/or expectations of what it means to be a woman. This review paper identifies the current trends and limitations of research examining the role of feminine norms on alcohol use among young adult women in college. The review of the literature suggests that relationship between feminine norms and alcohol problems is complex in that there are costs and benefits for endorsing and opposing different feminine norms. Women who endorse appearance and relational feminine norms such as striving to be thin, focusing on their appearance, and maintaining relationships are at heighten risk of engaging in heavy episodic drinking and alcohol problems. Women who endorse feminine norms including maintaining sexual relationships with one partner, endorse the belief that one should be modest, and sweet, and nice, and upholding domestic values are less likely to report alcohol problems. Clinical and future research recommendations are provided.

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