Drinking Motives and Links to Alcohol Use in 13 European Countries

Kuntsche, Emmanuel; Gabhainn, Saoirse Nic; Roberts, Chris; Windlin, Béat; Vieno, Alessio; Bendtsen, Pernille; Hublet, Anne; Tynjälä, Jorma; Välimaa, Raili; Dankulincová, Zuzana; Aasvee, Katrin; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Farkas, Judit; Sluijs, Winfried van der; Matos, Margarida Gaspar de; Mazur, James E.; Wicki, Matthias

doi:10.15288/jsad.2014.75.428

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“…The former shows that the negative association of conformity motives with alcohol use repeatedly found in cross-sectional studies 10,14,40 is also true over time. This indicates that small amounts of alcohol already fulfill the function of fitting in with a group and not feeling left out; consumption of high amounts on such occasions may actually be counterproductive.…”

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“…Firstly, the consistent reciprocal links between social and enhancement motives over time may indicate that drinking for social and enhancement motives is not only strongly correlated in adolescence 10,20,29,40 but that these behaviors also appear to amplify each other during early adulthood. Secondly, social motives at t 0 predicted an increase in coping motives, indicating a possible transition for some people from drinking mainly at parties, celebrations and social gatherings, the most commonly indicated drinking motive of adolescents, 29,40 to drinking to alleviate problems and worries. Thirdly, coping motives at t 0 predicted a decrease in enhancement motives, suggesting that those who already scored high on coping drinking motives before 20 years of age might lose their enjoyment of drinking over time.…”

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Reciprocal Influences of Drinking Motives on Alcohol Use and Related Consequences: A Full Cross-Lagged Panel Study Among Young Adult Men

Labhart

Kuntsche

Wicki

et al. 2016

Behavioral Medicine

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Using a full cross-lagged model, this study investigates the extent to which drinking motives predict alcohol use and related consequences, and vice versa. At baseline and 15 months later, 4,575 men (mean age = 19.4) in Switzerland completed a questionnaire assessing drinking motives, average weekly consumption, risky single-occasion drinking, and alcohol-related consequences. Results indicated that social and enhancement motives more strongly influenced alcohol use over time than the other way round. Coping motives predicted an increase in alcoholrelated consequences, and vice versa. Higher social motives predicted an increase in coping motives while higher coping motives predicted a decrease in enhancement motives. These results suggest that social and enhancement motives amplify each other in early adulthood and predict increases in risky drinking. Structural measures aimed at reducing opportunities to engage in heavy drinking are recommended. Additionally, the detection of young adult men vulnerable to maladaptive coping behaviors appears important for alcohol prevention strategies.

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Reciprocal Influences of Drinking Motives on Alcohol Use and Related Consequences: A Full Cross-Lagged Panel Study Among Young Adult Men

Labhart

Kuntsche

Wicki

et al. 2016

Behavioral Medicine

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“…To initiate drinking, and to gradually increase one's alcohol consumption, may be considered normative behaviour in this developmental period. Moreover, adolescents most often drink for social and enjoyment reasons [28,51], and one may assume that drinking to relieve emotional distress is relatively more prevalent among older and more experienced drinkers. Indeed, Cooper et al's [52] longitudinal study showed that selfmedication motives for drinking were reported gradually more often during the transition from adolescence into early adulthood.…”

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Associations between emotional distress and heavy drinking among young people: A longitudinal study

Pape¹,

Norstrøm

2015

Drug and Alcohol Review

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IntroductionDepression has generally been found to be associated with heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders [1][2][3][4]. There is also evidence of a link between anxiety and extensive use of alcohol [5][6][7][8], but this association has been less extensively scrutinized and the findings seem less clear. Thus, some studies of young people report null-findings [9] or a link between anxiety and heavy drinking that is attributable to concurrent symptoms of depression and/or other confounding factors [10][11][12].The bulk of previous studies focus on severe forms of internalizing problems and harmful drinking, and have typically relied on diagnoses or other dichotomous measures. Obviously, such research may be of clinical significance, yet the findings do not necessarily apply to mild forms of emotional distress and non-pathological drinking [13]. To address subclinical conditions is important in its own right, not least because they may contribute to the total burden of harm and social cost at least as much as the clinical ones -simply by being far more prevalent.Furthermore, studies of adult samples predominate in the field, and the association between emotional distress and heavy drinking may be different among young people. The onset of drinking typically occurs in adolescence, and the consumption of alcohol and related harm escalate during the late teens and reaches a peak in early adulthood [14,15]. Problems related to mood and emotions also tend to increase in this period of life [16]. Moreover, it has been hypothesized that risk factors related to mental health may become increasingly important in influencing drinking behaviour as individuals approach adulthood, reflecting the challenges of leaving a protected environment, and entering an independent adult role [17].Indeed, a recent study showed that the association between depression and alcohol use disorders was stronger in early adulthood than in adolescence [18]. The present paper pursues this issue further by analysing four-wave panel data on less severe forms of emotional distress and heavy drinking from a general population study of young people.

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“…Previous work has shown that coping is a frequent motive for the consumption of alcohol [16]. Forthcoming studies can evaluate alcohol consumption and its relationship to stressors and coping strategies as confounding factors.…”

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Social Impact of Peripheral Nerve Injuries

Wojtkiewicz

Saunders

Domeshek

et al. 2014

Hand (New York, N,Y.)

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Background Disorders involving the peripheral nervous system can have devastating impacts on patients' daily functions and routines. There is a lack of consideration of the impact of injury on social/emotional well-being and function. Methods We performed a retrospective database and chart review of adult patients presenting between 2010 and 2012 with peripheral nerve compression, brachial plexus injury, thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), or neuromas. At the initial assessment, patients completed a questionnaire used to obtain demographic and psychosocial variable data including the (1) average level of pain over the last month, (2) self-perceived depression, (3) how much pain impacts quality of life (QoL), (4) current level of stress, and (5) ability to cope with stress.

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Drinking Motives and Links to Alcohol Use in 13 European Countries

Cited by 144 publications

References 39 publications

Reciprocal Influences of Drinking Motives on Alcohol Use and Related Consequences: A Full Cross-Lagged Panel Study Among Young Adult Men

Reciprocal Influences of Drinking Motives on Alcohol Use and Related Consequences: A Full Cross-Lagged Panel Study Among Young Adult Men

Associations between emotional distress and heavy drinking among young people: A longitudinal study

Social Impact of Peripheral Nerve Injuries

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