Fairleigh Dickinson University, United States.
UConn School of Dental Medicine, United States; University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, United States.
Addict Behav. 2021 Nov;122:107030. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107030. Epub 2021 Jun 27.
Interpersonal stress is a commonly reported drinking-related problem and evidence indicates that it is associated with drinking to cope (DTC) motivation. The preponderance of evidence for DTC motivation as a risk factor for increased interpersonal stress, however, comes mainly from studies examining between-person associations. Findings suggest that individuals who commonly report drinking to cope with stress show higher average levels of drinking-related interpersonal problems. To better understand the dynamic processes linking DTC motivation with interpersonal stress, we used a micro-longitudinal design to examine whether nighttime drinking-episode specific levels of three subtypes of DTC motivation (DTC related to anxiety, depressive affect and anger) were associated with concurrent and next-day levels of interpersonal stress, controlling for drinking levels. Participants (N = 939) reported their drinking motives, drinking level, and drinking-related problems daily for 30 days during college and again approximately five years later (post-college). Results indicated that, controlling for drinking levels, DTC motivation associated with depressive affect and anger, but not anxiety, were positively associated with concurrent nighttime interpersonal stress. Only DTC related to anger was associated with higher levels of next-day interpersonal stress, controlling for previous night's stress. The only other motive to predict next-day interpersonal stress was conformity motivation. None of the effects of motives varied across study wave. Findings are discussed in terms of how DTC anger might exacerbate interpersonal problems via processes associated with alcohol myopia.
人际压力是一个常见的与饮酒相关的问题，有证据表明它与饮酒应对（DTC）动机有关。然而，DTC 动机作为增加人际压力的风险因素的主要证据主要来自于研究个体间关联的研究。研究结果表明，那些经常报告为了应对压力而饮酒的人表现出更高的与饮酒相关的人际问题的平均水平。为了更好地理解将 DTC 动机与人际压力联系起来的动态过程，我们使用微观纵向设计来检验三种 DTC 动机亚型（与焦虑、抑郁情绪和愤怒有关的 DTC）在特定夜间饮酒事件中的具体水平是否与同时期和次日的人际压力相关，同时控制饮酒水平。参与者（N=939）在大学期间连续 30 天每天报告他们的饮酒动机、饮酒水平和与饮酒相关的问题，大约五年后（大学毕业后）再次报告。结果表明，在控制饮酒水平的情况下，与抑郁情绪和愤怒有关的 DTC 动机与同时期夜间人际压力呈正相关，但与焦虑无关。只有与愤怒有关的 DTC 动机与次日的人际压力较高有关，同时控制了前一天的压力。唯一预测次日人际压力的动机是从众动机。动机的影响在研究波之间没有变化。研究结果从愤怒的 DTC 可能通过与酒精近视相关的过程加剧人际问题的角度进行了讨论。
