Baschnagel Joseph S, Bell Justin S
Health and Addictions Research Center, Department of Psychology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, United States.
Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, United States.
Addict Behav. 2023 Jan;136:107485. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107485. Epub 2022 Sep 2.
Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students experience unique stressors as a minority linguistic and cultural group that may contribute to problematic substance and alcohol use behavior. Proper coping strategies may be one protective factor to avoid reliance on alcohol as a means to reduce stress.
The current study compared the endorsement of coping strategies by DHH students and hearing individuals and their relationship to drinking to cope behavior. Data was collected among DHH (n = 126) and hearing students (n = 349) at a large university.
While these two groups did not differ in their levels of problematic drinking behavior, there were differences observed in drinking to cope motives as well as in the levels of coping styles used. DHH students were found to endorse greater levels of emotion-oriented and task-oriented coping than hearing students. Drinking to cope motivations were also higher for DHH students, particularly those who endorsed greater emotion focused coping.
Interventions and educational efforts involving coping skills is a potentially important area of focus for the DHH student population. Further implications for understanding drinking behavior in this population are discussed.
作为一个少数语言和文化群体，失聪及听力障碍（DHH）学生面临着独特的压力源，这可能导致他们出现有问题的药物和酒精使用行为。适当的应对策略可能是避免依赖酒精来减轻压力的一个保护因素。
本研究比较了DHH学生和听力正常个体对应对策略的认同情况，以及它们与为了应对而饮酒行为的关系。在一所大型大学中，收集了126名DHH学生和349名听力正常学生的数据。
虽然这两组在有问题的饮酒行为水平上没有差异，但在为了应对而饮酒的动机以及所使用的应对方式水平上存在差异。发现DHH学生比听力正常学生更认同以情绪为导向和以任务为导向的应对方式。DHH学生为了应对而饮酒的动机也更高，特别是那些更认同以情绪为焦点的应对方式的学生。
涉及应对技能的干预和教育工作是DHH学生群体一个潜在的重要关注领域。本文还讨论了对理解该群体饮酒行为的进一步启示。
