scholarly journals Protective Behavioral Strategies and Hazardous Drinking Among College Students: The Moderating Role of Psychological Distress

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 3-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hallie R. Jordan ◽  
Margo C. Villarosa-Hurlocker ◽  
Asia L. Ashley ◽  
Michael B. Madson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Hazardous Drinking ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Protective Behavioral Strategies

There is increasing evidence that mental health problems may attenuate the relationship between protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and alcohol outcomes. However, psychological distress may also affect these relationships. Further, it appears that different types of PBS have differential relationships with alcohol outcomes. The current study examined the degree to which psychological distress moderated the associations PBS subtypes had with hazardous drinking and alcohol-related negative consequences. Participants were 632 traditional-age undergraduate students ( M = 20.04, standard deviation = 1.48) who had consumed alcohol within the past 30 days and completed online self-report measures designed to assess PBS use, level of psychological distress, hazardous drinking patterns, and alcohol-related negative consequences. Serious harm reduction PBS were associated with less hazardous drinking and less alcohol-related negative consequences, and these associations were strengthened for those experiencing greater psychological distress. Controlled consumption PBS were associated with less hazardous drinking, but this association was not moderated by psychological distress. These findings highlight the potential benefit of teaching serious harm reduction PBS to college students experiencing elevated levels of psychological distress.

scholarly journals Protective behavioral strategies and the relationship between depressive symptoms and alcohol-related negative consequences among college students.

2008 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew P. Martens ◽  
Jessica L. Martin ◽  
E. Suzanne Hatchett ◽  
Roneferiti M. Fowler ◽  
Kristie M. Fleming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Protective Behavioral Strategies ◽  
The Relationship

Measuring Drinking Patterns among College Students

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice G. Williams ◽  
Amanda Morrice
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Positive Expectancies ◽  
Report Measure

Alcohol use among college students is of interest to clinicians and researchers. The results of such studies depend on the quality and nature of the measures used. The literature includes a wide variety of operational definitions of drinking patterns, making difficult comparisons across studies. For 109 men and 83 women attending college this paper provides data on the Drinking Practices Questionnaire, a self-report measure of drinking patterns designed specifically for use with college students. The three subscales, Negative Affect, Positive Expectancies, and Negative Consequences, have good internal consistency reliabilities, and scores correlate significantly with measures of problems associated with alcohol use. Appropriate uses of the measure are discussed.

scholarly journals Psychological Distress and Post-Traumatic Symptomatology among Dental Healthcare Workers in Russia: Results of a Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Sarapultseva ◽  
Alena Zolotareva ◽  
Igor Kritsky ◽  
Natal’ya Nasretdinova ◽  
Alexey Sarapultsev
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Stress Disorders ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Impact

The spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection has increased the risk of mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), and healthcare workers (HCWs) are at greater risk than other occupational groups. This observational cross-sectional study aimed to explore the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD among dental HCWs in Russia during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The survey was carried out among 128 dental HCWs from three dental clinics of Ekaterinburg, Russia. The mean age of the sample was 38.6 years. Depression, anxiety, and stress were assessed using the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21); PTSD was assessed using the PTSD Symptom Scale-Self-Report (PSS-SR); subjective distress was assessed using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R). The results indicated that 20.3–24.2% HCWs had mild to extremely severe symptoms of psychological distress, and 7.1–29.7% had clinical symptoms of PTSD. No differences between females and males were revealed. HCWs working directly with patients had significantly higher levels of PTSD symptoms and the risk of PTSD development compared to those working indirectly, whereas older HCWs had significantly higher levels of both psychological distress and PTSD symptoms compared to younger HCWs. Thus, dental HCWs are at high risk for psychological distress and PTSD symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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