Cano Miguel Ángel, de Dios Marcel A, Correa-Fernández Virmarie, Childress Sarah, Abrams Jocelyn L, Roncancio Angelica M
Florida International University, United States.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States.
Addict Behav. 2017 Sep;72:72-78. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.03.015. Epub 2017 Mar 27.
A limited amount of research has examined the effects of unique depressive symptom domains on alcohol use behavior among Hispanics of any developmental stage. This study aimed to (a) examine the respective associations between depressive symptom domains (e.g., negative affect, anhedonia, interpersonal problems, and somatic complaints) and alcohol use severity among Hispanic emerging adults, and (b) examine if gender moderates each respective association.
181 Hispanic emerging adults (ages 18-25) completed an anonymous cross-sectional online survey. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, and the Center Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to estimate respective associations of negative affect, anhedonia, interpersonal problems, and somatic complaints in relation to alcohol use severity. Moderation tests were also conducted to examine if gender functioned as an effect modifier between respective depressive symptom domains and alcohol use severity.
Findings indicated higher levels of anhedonia were associated with higher alcohol use severity (β=0.20, p=0.02). Moderation analyses indicated that somatic complaints (β=-0.41, p=0.02) and interpersonal problems were associated with greater alcohol use severity among men (β=-0.60, p<0.001), but not women.
Findings underscore the need to examine the relationship between specific depressive symptom domains and alcohol use; and the importance of accounting for potential gender differences in these associations.
仅有少量研究考察了任何发育阶段的西班牙裔人群中独特的抑郁症状领域对饮酒行为的影响。本研究旨在：（a）考察西班牙裔青少年中抑郁症状领域（如消极情绪、快感缺乏、人际问题和躯体不适）与饮酒严重程度之间的各自关联；（b）考察性别是否调节各关联。
181名西班牙裔青少年（年龄18 - 25岁）完成了一项匿名的横断面在线调查。参与者完成了一份人口统计学问卷、酒精使用障碍识别测试和流行病学研究中心抑郁量表。采用分层多元回归来估计消极情绪、快感缺乏、人际问题和躯体不适与饮酒严重程度的各自关联。还进行了调节检验，以考察性别是否在各抑郁症状领域与饮酒严重程度之间起到效应修饰作用。
研究结果表明，较高水平的快感缺乏与较高的饮酒严重程度相关（β = 0.20，p = 0.02）。调节分析表明，躯体不适（β = -0.41，p = 0.02）和人际问题与男性较高的饮酒严重程度相关（β = -0.60，p < 0.001），但与女性无关。
研究结果强调了考察特定抑郁症状领域与饮酒之间关系的必要性；以及考虑这些关联中潜在性别差异的重要性。
