Brief intervention to reduce hazardous drinking and enhance coping among OEF/OIF/OND veterans.

McDevitt-Murphy, Meghan E.; Murphy, James G.; Williams, Joah L.; Monahan, Christopher J.; Bracken-Minor, Katherine L.

doi:10.1037/a0036771

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“…[34] Interventions designed to influence coping styles have been introduced in previous studies and confirmed to be effective among medical students and veterans. [35,36] Therefore, strategies to enhance Chinese physicians’ coping should be developed at the earliest.…”

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Perceived stress and psychological distress among chinese physicians

Wang

Wang²

2019

Medicine

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Although the association between perceived stress and psychological distress has been demonstrated, the mechanism behind the association is not well understood in physicians. The purpose of this study was to examine how coping styles (positive and negative) mediated the association between perceived stress and psychological distress among Chinese physicians. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Liaoning Province, China, between October and December 2017. Self-administered questionnaires, including the General Health Questionnaire to assess psychological distress, the Stress Reaction Questionnaire to assess perceived stress, and the Trait Coping Style Questionnaire to assess coping style, as well as surveys of demographic and occupational characteristics, were distributed to 1120 physicians employed in large general hospitals. The final sample consisted of 1051 participants. Asymptotic and resampling strategies were used to examine how coping style mediated the association between perceived stress and psychological distress. Perceived stress was significantly and positively associated with psychological distress among physicians. Both positive and negative coping significantly mediated the association between perceived stress and psychological distress. For psychological distress and its 3 dimensions (depression, anxiety, and reduced self-affirmation), the proportions of mediating roles of coping styles were 26.1%, 29.9%, 24.8%, and 22.7%, respectively. Perceived stress had positive effects on psychological distress, and coping style was a mediator in this relationship among Chinese physicians. In addition to reducing stress in clinical practice, appropriate coping styles should be adopted in psychological distress prevention and treatment strategies.

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Perceived stress and psychological distress among chinese physicians

Wang

Wang²

2019

Medicine

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“…The difference in rates of PTSD and depression among those who had versus had not experienced a blackout also raises the possibility that individuals with a history of blackout are drinking to cope with these symptoms (McDevitt-Murphy et al, 2015a). Since drinking to cope has also been associated with high-risk drinking among Veterans (Cucciare et al, 2011), future studies may examine the efficacy of coping-specific interventions within this population (McDevitt-Murphy et al, 2015b).…”

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Blackouts as a Moderator of Young Adult Veteran Response to Personalized Normative Feedback for Heavy Drinking

Miller

DiBello

Carey

et al. 2018

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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PNF appears to be particularly effective for individuals who have experienced alcohol-induced blackout, perhaps because blackouts prime them for feedback on their alcohol use. While other negative consequences may also prime individuals for behavior change, blackouts are posited as a particularly useful screening tool because they are prevalent among young adults, have a strong association with alcohol-related harm, and are assessed in widely used clinical measures.

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“…Multicomponent interventions with veterans that includes PNF have utilized population-based civilian norms during feedback presentation (Brief, Rubin, Enggasser, Roy, & Keane, 2011; McDevitt-Murphy, Williams, Murphy, Monahan, & Bracken-Minor, 2014). Nonetheless, it is unclear whether PNF reference to civilian norms results in a maximally potent intervention.…”

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Young adult veteran perceptions of peers’ drinking behavior and attitudes.

Pedersen¹,

Marshall²,

Schell³

et al. 2016

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Social norms-based interventions have shown promise in reducing drinking behavior and resulting consequences in young adults. Although most research has focused on young civilians (i.e., college students), some studies have investigated social norms-based interventions with active duty military and veteran samples. Yet, research has not yet determined how to maximize the effectiveness of social norms-based intervention in this heavy drinking population. As an initial step toward this goal, the current study utilized a community sample of 1,023 young adult veterans to examine: (1) whether veteran perceptions of the drinking behavior of their veteran peers differ from their perceptions of civilian drinking behavior, (2) whether perceptions of specific veteran groups differ from actual drinking behavior of veterans within those groups, (3) what levels of specificity in reference groups (same-gender civilians, same-branch veterans, same-gender veterans, or same-branch-and-same-gender veterans) are most strongly associated with veterans’ own drinking, and (4) whether perceptions about others’ attitudes toward drinking also contribute independently of perceived behavioral norms to veteran drinking. Findings indicated that participants perceived that other veterans drank more than civilians and that veteran groups drank more than veterans in the sample actually drank. Veteran-specific perceived behavioral norms were similar in their associations with drinking outcomes, whereas same-gender civilian perceived behavioral norms exhibited little or no associations with drinking. Veteran-specific perceived attitudinal norms exhibited little or no association on drinking behavior after controlling for perceived behavioral norms. These findings can be used to inform the development of social norms interventions for young adult veterans.

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Brief intervention to reduce hazardous drinking and enhance coping among OEF/OIF/OND veterans.

Cited by 15 publications

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Perceived stress and psychological distress among chinese physicians

Perceived stress and psychological distress among chinese physicians

Blackouts as a Moderator of Young Adult Veteran Response to Personalized Normative Feedback for Heavy Drinking

Young adult veteran perceptions of peers’ drinking behavior and attitudes.

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