Drinking Motives and Alcohol Use: The SERVe Study of U.S. Current and Former Service Members

Mohr, Cynthia D.; McCabe, Cameron T.; Haverly, Sarah N.; Hammer, Leslie B.; Carlson, Kathleen F.

doi:10.15288/jsad.2018.79.79

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“…education, income and social class) and cross-sectional studies are unable to rule this out [57]. While originally designed for use with children, DMQ-R-SF has been used in previous research with older populations, where the four-factor structure was validated, and the measure was found to be a predictor of alcohol consumption [58,59]. Results regarding age and drinking motives should nevertheless be viewed with a degree of caution until further research examining the psychometric properties of the measure has been carried out amongst older groups.…”

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An examination of the extent to which drinking motives and problem alcohol consumption vary as a function of deprivation, gender and age

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Monk

Qureshi

2020

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction. Existing research points to a link between socioeconomic factors, alcohol consumption and harms, while another body of work documents the importance of varying motivations to drink in shaping alcohol behaviours. Yet, little is currently known about the extent to which alcohol consumption may be differentially associated with drinking motives as a function of deprivation, gender and age. Methods. Cross-sectional analysis of data from a UK sample aged between 18 and 75 years (n = 1639; 51% male, Mage 47.74, SD 14.66). Structural equation modelling, using clustering to account for the multi-level nature of the data set, was carried out to assesses the relationships between deprivation (Index of Multiple Deprivation), occupation, age, gender and problem alcohol consumption (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test) and social, conformity, enhancement and coping drinking motives. Results. Coping, enhancement and conformity, but not social, motives were associated with problem alcohol consumption. Drinking motives were stronger predictors of problem consumption than gender and age, with motives tending to be endorsed more strongly by younger and male respondents. Responses from participants with working-class occupations tended to be characterised by elevated endorsements of coping motives. Discussion and Conclusion. Drinking motives are stronger predictors of problem alcohol consumption than socio-demographic variables although these factors exert influences on people's motives to drink. [Heim D, Monk RL, Qureshi AW. An examination of the extent to which drinking motives and problem alcohol consumption vary as a function of deprivation, gender and age.

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An examination of the extent to which drinking motives and problem alcohol consumption vary as a function of deprivation, gender and age

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Monk

Qureshi

2020

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…Stress and tinnitus annoyance have been linked in the literature (Park et al, 2014;Kim et al, 2015). Higher alcohol consumption frequencies in men with bothersome tinnitus (more often drinking alcohol four times a week) could reflect maladaptive coping strategies to reduce tinnitus-related distress, as drinking to cope with negative affect is a relatively common drinking motive (Cooper et al, 1995;Kuntsche et al, 2014;Mohr et al, 2018). However, these sociodemographic and lifestyle factors showed no significant influence in regression analyses.…”

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Gender-Specific Risk Factors and Comorbidities of Bothersome Tinnitus

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Objective: This study aims to identify gender-specific risk factors associated with the presence of bothersome tinnitus (compared with non-bothersome tinnitus), including sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, tinnitus-associated phenomena (hearing loss, traumatic experiences, sleep disturbances), and physical as well as mental comorbidities. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using survey data from the Swedish LifeGene cohort containing information on self-reported tinnitus (N = 7615). We (1) analyzed risk factor and comorbidity frequencies, (2) computed multivariate logistic regression models to identify predictors of bothersome tinnitus within both genders, and (3) moderated logistic regression models to compare effects between genders. Results: (1) The majority of factors that differed in frequencies between bothersome and non-bothersome tinnitus were equal for both genders. Women with bothersome tinnitus specifically reported higher rates of cardiovascular disease, thyroid disease, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, and burnout, and men with bothersome tinnitus reported higher rates of alcohol consumption, Ménière's disease, anxiety syndrome, and panic (compared with non-bothersome tinnitus, respectively). (2) Across both genders, multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed significant associations between bothersome tinnitus and age, reduced hearing ability, hearingrelated difficulties in social situations, and reduced sleep quality. In women, bothersome tinnitus was specifically associated with cardiovascular disease and epilepsy; in men, with lower education levels and anxiety syndrome. (3) Moderated logistic regression analyses revealed that the effects of low education and anxiety syndrome were present in men, but not in women, whereas the effects of age, reduced hearing ability and related difficulties, cardiovascular disease, epilepsy, and burnout were not gender specific. Conclusion: Irrespective of gender, bothersome tinnitus is associated with higher age, reduced hearing ability, hearing-related difficulties, cardiovascular disease, epilepsy, and

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“…The motivation for, and consequences of, drinking may alter the association between SWL and alcohol consumption, and it may take longer for reductions in drinking to lead to improvements in SWL, especially among heavier drinkers as we had in the current study. In addition, veterans often have coping motives for alcohol consumption, and such motives are associated with greater alcohol-related consequences (McDevitt-Murphy et al, 2015; Mohr et al, 2018). That is, it takes time for individuals to develop alternative strategies for managing stress without drinking, and to appreciably improve life circumstances in the aftermath of extended heavy drinking.…”

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Life satisfaction following treatment-related reductions in alcohol use and PTSD symptoms: Results from VetChange.

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Yeager²,

Livingston³

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Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and

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Objective: Rates of hazardous alcohol consumption and co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are high among returning combat veterans and may adversely affect satisfaction with life (SWL). Improving life satisfaction represents a potential secondary outcome of web-based interventions for alcohol use and PTSD. Understanding the relationship between intervention targets and SWL may help inform future interventions and provide clarity regarding how improvements are manifesting. We examined returning veterans enrolled in VetChange, an evidence-based web intervention for co-occurring alcohol use and PTSD, to determine changes in SWL over time and as a function of changes in alcohol consumption and PTSD symptoms. Method: Participants included 222 returning veterans who reported hazardous drinking. Veterans engaged in a nationwide implementation of VetChange and completed measures of average weekly drinks (AWD), PTSD symptoms, and SWL at baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months. We investigated the effects of changes in PTSD and AWD between baseline and 1 month on SWL over 6 months using linear mixed-effects modeling. Results: Across all veterans, SWL increased by 19% over 6 months. AWD and PTSD decreased between baseline and 1 month, but only change in PTSD predicted changes in SWL over the 6-month interval. Conclusions: Reductions in PTSD symptoms within the first month of intervention use, and not reductions in drinking, predicted increased SWL over 6 months. SWL is an important marker for recovery and related quality of life, and an important assessment and intervention target of web-based interventions. Interventions may also target SWL, as improvements in SWL promote future recovery and sustained improvement. Clinical Impact StatementThis study found that improvement in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, but not improvement in drinking behavior, predicted greater increases in satisfaction with life among returning veterans. These findings suggest that satisfaction with life can be a useful marker of recovery that is not fully represented by changes in other symptoms or behaviors. Satisfaction with life may also help promote recovery and maintain improvements, and may be a worthwhile focus of future interventions.

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Drinking Motives and Alcohol Use: The SERVe Study of U.S. Current and Former Service Members

Cited by 30 publications

References 27 publications

An examination of the extent to which drinking motives and problem alcohol consumption vary as a function of deprivation, gender and age

An examination of the extent to which drinking motives and problem alcohol consumption vary as a function of deprivation, gender and age

Gender-Specific Risk Factors and Comorbidities of Bothersome Tinnitus

Life satisfaction following treatment-related reductions in alcohol use and PTSD symptoms: Results from VetChange.

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