Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557-0208, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2012;60(6):443-8. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2012.673522.
This study explored the relationship of experiential avoidance (eg, the tendency to avoid, suppress, or otherwise control internal experiences even when doing so causes behavioral harm) to alcohol use disorders and alcohol-related problems.
Cross-sectional data were collected from 240 undergraduate college students in their first year in college between December 2009 and April 2010.
Participants completed a diagnostic interview and online self-report survey.
Students with a history of alcohol abuse or dependence had significantly higher levels of experiential avoidance relative to students with no alcohol use disorder diagnosis. A hierarchical linear regression analysis found that experiential avoidance significantly predicted alcohol-related problems, even after controlling for gender and psychological distress. Furthermore, experiential avoidance mediated the relationship of psychological distress to alcohol-related problems.
These findings suggest that experiential avoidance may play a role in problematic alcohol use among college students.
本研究探讨了经验性回避（例如，即使回避、抑制或控制内部体验会导致行为伤害，仍倾向于回避、抑制或控制内部体验的趋势）与酒精使用障碍和与酒精相关问题的关系。
2009 年 12 月至 2010 年 4 月期间，从大学一年级的 240 名本科生中收集了横断面数据。
参与者完成了诊断访谈和在线自我报告调查。
与没有酒精使用障碍诊断的学生相比，有酒精滥用或依赖史的学生的经验性回避水平显著更高。分层线性回归分析发现，即使在控制了性别和心理困扰后，经验性回避仍能显著预测与酒精相关的问题。此外，经验性回避中介了心理困扰与与酒精相关问题之间的关系。
这些发现表明，经验性回避可能在大学生中存在问题性饮酒行为中发挥作用。
