Miloslavich Krista, Leonard Samuel J, Wardle Margaret C, Vujanovic Anka A
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2023;58(5):601-609. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2177113. Epub 2023 Feb 20.
: Firefighters represent an understudied population with high rates of hazardous alcohol use and alcohol use disorder. This population is also at an increased risk of mental health disorders and related symptoms such as anger. Anger is a relatively understudied negative mood state with clinical relevance to alcohol use among firefighters. Anger is associated with greater alcohol use and may spur more approach-motivated reasons for drinking compared to other negative emotions. : This study sought to examine: 1. whether anger significantly contributes to alcohol use severity in firefighters above and beyond general negative mood; 2. which of four validated drinking motives (e.g., coping, social, enhancement and conformity) act as moderators in the relationship between anger and alcohol use severity in this population. The current study is a secondary analysis of data from a larger study examining health and stress behaviors among firefighters (N = 679) at a large urban fire department in the southern United States. : Results revealed that anger was positively associated with alcohol use severity, even after controlling for general negative mood. Further, social and enhancement motives for drinking were significant moderators of the relationship between anger and alcohol use severity. : These findings identify anger specifically as an important factor to be considered when assessing alcohol use in firefighters, especially those who are drinking to make social experiences more enjoyable or to enhance their mood. These findings can be used to inform more specialized interventions for alcohol use by targeting anger more specifically in firefighters and other male-dominated first-responder populations.
消防员是一个研究较少的群体，他们有害饮酒和酒精使用障碍的发生率很高。这个群体患心理健康障碍及相关症状（如愤怒）的风险也更高。愤怒是一种相对研究较少的负面情绪状态，与消防员的酒精使用具有临床相关性。与其他负面情绪相比，愤怒与更多的酒精使用相关，并且可能促使更多出于接近动机的饮酒原因。本研究旨在探讨：1. 除一般负面情绪外，愤怒是否对消防员的酒精使用严重程度有显著影响；2. 四种经过验证的饮酒动机（例如，应对、社交、增强和顺从）中的哪一种在该群体中愤怒与酒精使用严重程度之间的关系中起调节作用。本研究是对一项更大规模研究的数据进行的二次分析，该研究调查了美国南部一个大型城市消防部门消防员（N = 679）的健康和压力行为。结果显示，即使在控制了一般负面情绪之后，愤怒与酒精使用严重程度呈正相关。此外，社交和增强饮酒动机是愤怒与酒精使用严重程度之间关系的显著调节因素。这些发现明确指出，在评估消防员的酒精使用情况时，尤其是那些为了让社交体验更愉快或改善情绪而饮酒的消防员，愤怒是一个需要考虑的重要因素。这些发现可用于为更专门的酒精使用干预措施提供信息，通过更具体地针对消防员和其他男性主导的急救人员群体中的愤怒情绪。
