Intelligence moderates the relationship between delay discounting rate and problematic alcohol use.

Background This study investigated depression, problematic alcohol use, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) of university students in Korea during COVID-19 lockdown and evaluated the moderating effect of problematic alcohol use in the relationship between depression and NSSI. Methods In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 234 Korean university students’ data were used to analyze the relationship between depression and NSSI and the moderating effect of problematic alcohol use. To analyze the moderating effect, Hayes PROCESS macro (model 1) was used. Results Of the participants, 69.7% were problematic alcohol drinkers and 58.1% were binge drinkers. Depression and NSSI scores were 13.948 and 0.901, respectively. Of the participants, 33.3% had experienced NSSI for 6 months. Depression was positively associated with NSSI among university students. Furthermore, problematic alcohol use had a conditional moderating effect on the relationship between depression and NSSI. Conclusions Problematic alcohol use had conditional moderating effects on the relationship between depression and NSSI. Additionally, since the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, to prevent NSSI, health care professionals in the university should screen students with problematic alcohol use and depressive symptoms.

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The role of distress intolerance in the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and problematic alcohol use among Latin American MSM

Drug and Alcohol Dependence ◽

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.02.004 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 175 ◽

pp. 151-156 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Katie Wang ◽

Jaclyn M. White Hughto ◽

Katie B. Biello ◽

Conall O’Cleirigh ◽

Kenneth H. Mayer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Latin American ◽

Distress Intolerance ◽

Problematic Alcohol ◽

Problematic Alcohol Use ◽

The Relationship

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The Relationship between Problematic Alcohol Use and Distress Tolerance : A Review of Empirical Literature

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY GENERAL ◽

10.22257/kjp.2016.03.35.1.143 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 143

Author(s):

Jang-Won Seo ◽

Seok-Man Kwon

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Distress Tolerance ◽

Empirical Literature ◽

Problematic Alcohol ◽

Problematic Alcohol Use ◽

The Relationship

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Stress-related anhedonia is associated with ventral striatum reactivity to reward and transdiagnostic psychiatric symptomatology

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291715000525 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 45 (12) ◽

pp. 2605-2617 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

N. S. Corral-Frías ◽

Y. S. Nikolova ◽

L.J. Michalski ◽

D. A. A. Baranger ◽

A. R. Hariri ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Ventral Striatum ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Problematic Alcohol ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Problematic Alcohol Use ◽

The Relationship

BackgroundEarly life stress (ELS) is consistently associated with increased risk for subsequent psychopathology. Individual differences in neural response to reward may confer vulnerability to stress-related psychopathology. Using data from the ongoing Duke Neurogenetics Study, the present study examined whether reward-related ventral striatum (VS) reactivity moderates the relationship between retrospectively reported ELS and anhedonic symptomatology. We further assessed whether individual differences in reward-related VS reactivity were associated with other depressive symptoms and problematic alcohol use via stress-related anhedonic symptoms and substance use-associated coping.MethodBlood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was collected while participants (n = 906) completed a card-guessing task, which robustly elicits VS reactivity. ELS, anhedonic symptoms, other depressive symptoms, coping behavior, and alcohol use behavior were assessed with self-report questionnaires. Linear regressions were run to examine whether VS reactivity moderated the relationship between ELS and anhedonic symptoms. Structural equation models examined whether this moderation was indirectly associated with other depression symptoms and problematic alcohol use through its association with anhedonia.ResultsAnalyses of data from 820 participants passing quality control procedures revealed that the VS × ELS interaction was associated with anhedonic symptoms (p = 0.011). Moreover, structural equation models indirectly linked this interaction to non-anhedonic depression symptoms and problematic alcohol use through anhedonic symptoms and substance-related coping.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that reduced VS reactivity to reward is associated with increased risk for anhedonia in individuals exposed to ELS. Such stress-related anhedonia is further associated with other depressive symptoms and problematic alcohol use through substance-related coping.

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Problematic Alcohol Use and Suicidal Ideation Among Firefighters: A Multi-Study Investigation of the Explanatory Roles of Perceived Burdensomeness and Thwarted Belongingness

10.31234/osf.io/f4unb ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Austin James Gallyer ◽

Sean Patrick Dougherty ◽

Anna R. Gai ◽

Ian H. Stanley ◽

Melanie A. Hom ◽

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Keyword(s):

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Interpersonal Theory ◽

Thwarted Belongingness ◽

Perceived Burdensomeness ◽

Symptom Index ◽

Problematic Alcohol ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Problematic Alcohol Use ◽

The Relationship

Background: Firefighters are at increased risk for both problematic alcohol use and suicidality. Research has found that problematic alcohol use is related to suicidality among this population; however, limited data exist regarding what might account for this association. The present two-study investigation (1) examined the association between suicidality and problematic alcohol use among two large samples of current firefighters and (2) tested whether interpersonal theory of suicide constructs—perceived burdensomeness (PB) and thwarted belongingness (TB)—serve as indirect indicators of this relationship. Methods: Participants in Study 1 were 944 U.S. firefighters (12.5% female); participants in Study 2 were 241 U.S. women firefighters. Participants completed the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and the Depressive Symptom Index: Suicidality Subscale (Study 1) or the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview (Study 2). Bias-corrected bootstrap indirect effects path analyses were utilized. Results: In Study 1, more problematic alcohol use was significantly associated with more severe career suicidal ideation via PB but not TB. In Study 2, problematic alcohol use was associated with career suicidal ideation via both PB and TB. PB seems to account for the relationship between problematic alcohol use and career suicidal ideation among male and female firefighters. Limitations: Limitations include use of a cross-sectional design, use of retrospective measures of suicidal ideation, and our findings were derived from subsamples of two existing datasets. Conclusions: Findings suggest that PB and TB may explain the relationship between problematic alcohol use and suicidal ideation, but that this effect is discrepant based on gender.

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