Problem drinking and psychological well‐being: A five year follow‐up study for adolescence to young adulthood

Pitkänen, Tuuli

doi:10.1111/1467-9450.00117

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“…The psychological profile of the participants was comprised of seven variables: self-esteem, trait anxiety, somatic symptoms, eating concerns and mature, neurotic, and immature defense styles. The comparison of the drinking style categories (non-users, non-problem drinkers, presumptive-problem drinkers, and problem drinkers) revealed that future problem drinkers had lower states of psychological well-being already in adolescence and that the differences became more pronounced during the transition to young adulthood [23].…”

Section: Alcoholism Somatic Symptoms and Anxietymentioning

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The Association Between Somatic Symptoms, Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use. A Literature Review

Hassan

Ali

2011

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The aim of this article is to review the association between somatic symptoms, anxiety disorders and substance use. A Pub Med based literature review was conducted using various combinations of keywords related to substance use, somatic symptoms and anxiety. In various studies somatic symptoms were found to be associated with substance use. Anxiety disorders were found to have a high co-morbidity with substance use in most studies. However, several of the reviewed studies also included depressive symptoms which might have confounded the results. None of the studies was specifically aimed to find out if somatic symptoms in substance users represent an underlying primary anxiety disorder. Somatic symptoms and anxiety disorders are commonly noticed in substance users. Further studies are needed to clarify these associations since they may have significant clinical implications.

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Section: Alcoholism Somatic Symptoms and Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Association Between Somatic Symptoms, Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use. A Literature Review

Hassan

Ali

2011

Psychiatr Q

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“…Parental divorce is usually a stressful experience, and each person uses a different coping strategy to handle stressful life events. Although some studies [32] have reported that adolescents most often use the active-cognitive style to cope with parental divorce, in some cases, drinking alcohol (and particularly drunkenness) might also function as a coping mechanism, as an example of avoidance style [11,22,33] , especially among females [34] .…”

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Parental Divorce and Adolescent Drunkenness: Role of Socioeconomic Position, Psychological Well-Being and Social Support

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Background: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore the association between parental divorce and adolescent drunkenness in the last 4 weeks and the contribution of socioeconomic position, family structure, social support from family and well-being to this association. Methods: We obtained data on 3,694 elementary school students from several cities in Slovakia (mean age 14.3, 49.0% males; response rate 93%). Respondents completed questionnaires on how often they had been drunk in the last 4 weeks, whether their parents were divorced, their socioeconomic position (education of parents, family affluence), the composition of the household (one or two parents/step-parents), social support from the family and their own well-being. Results: Parental divorce was found to have an effect on adolescent drunkenness in the last 4 weeks, as well as high socioeconomic position, low social support from the family and high depression/anxiety. The effect of divorce on drunkenness decreased only slightly after adding social support into the model. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that parental divorce has a persistent influence on risk behavior independent of the influence of socioeconomic position and well-being. Parental divorce may increase the likelihood of drunkenness more than other factors such as low parental support and poor socioeconomic position.

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“…While protective in some respects, immature and neurotic defences are associated with numerous clinical issues and poorer outcomes. Use of immature defences also predicts developing drinking problems later in life, suggesting that poor self-regulatory skills may lead individuals to cope with negative affects through substance abuse (Pitkänen, 1999).…”

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Trauma and substance use: the role of defences and religious engagement

Prout¹,

Gerber²,

Gottdiener

2015

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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Substance use disorders commonly co-occur with posttraumatic stress disorder and are associated with greater impairment. There is some evidence to suggest that different coping strategies, including defence mechanisms and religious forms of coping, may buffer the relationship between trauma and SUDs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential moderating roles of defence mechanisms and religious coping on the alreadyestablished relationship between trauma symptoms and substance abuse. Data were gathered from a sample of college students (N = 380). Trauma symptoms were associated with increased substance use and abuse. The use of immature defences was significantly associated with trauma and substance use. Increased substance abuse was also associated with higher rates of negative religious coping. Individuals who endorsed trauma symptoms were also more likely to use positive and negative religious coping. Defences and coping did not moderate the relationship between trauma and substance use.

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Problem drinking and psychological well‐being: A five year follow‐up study for adolescence to young adulthood

Cited by 31 publications

References 42 publications

The Association Between Somatic Symptoms, Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use. A Literature Review

The Association Between Somatic Symptoms, Anxiety Disorders and Substance Use. A Literature Review

Parental Divorce and Adolescent Drunkenness: Role of Socioeconomic Position, Psychological Well-Being and Social Support

Trauma and substance use: the role of defences and religious engagement

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