The Relationship between Negative Affect and Alcohol and Marijuana Use Outcomes among Dual Users

Abstract

Background: Past research with college students has found that substance use motives, particularly coping motives, mediate the relationship between negative affect and alcohol-and marijuana-related outcomes.Objectives: This study aimed to investigate substance use motives of dual users of both substances (past 30-day use; not necessarily simultaneous use) and identify any mediation effects that are either common to both substances or substance-specific. Methods:The majority of dual users (n=2,034) identified as being White, non-Hispanic (63.8%), female (69.08%), and reported a mean age of 20.24 (SD=3.16) years. To test study aims, path models were conducted such that negative affect (stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms) were independently modeled as predictors of substance use outcomes (i.e., quantity and consequences) via substance use motives.Results: All three negative affect symptoms were indirectly related to both alcohol and marijuana consequences via coping motives, such that higher negative affect was associated with higher coping motives; which in turn were positively associated with consequences. Substancespecific effects were also found: (a) stress was indirectly related to both alcohol and marijuana use *

Alcohol use, cannabis use, and psychopathology symptoms among college students before and after COVID-19

“…Quantity and days of 30-day alcohol use was assessed using a modified version of the Daily Drinking Questionnaire (DDQ; Collins et al, 1985 ). The modified DDQ and similar measures have been used in past research among college students ( Bravo et al, 2020 ), with visual guidelines defining a standard drink to increase reliability and validity. 30-day binge alcohol use was also captured, defined as four or five alcoholic drinks in a period of 2 h or less for males and females, respectively.…”

Health-Related Associates of Negative Affect among Latinx and Black Adults with Psychiatric Disorders

“…Individuals with NA have higher levels of depression, stress, and substance use relapse, along with lower levels of psychological well-being and physical health (Bravo et al, 2020;Dua, 1993;Hartsell & Neupert, 2019;Tate et al, 2004;Watson et al, 1988). However, various clinical interventions aim to modify NA, such as affect regulation and supportive therapy (Bonanno, 2001;Gross & Thompson, 2007;Larsen, 2000;Troy et al, 2019;Brandon, 1994).…”

“…Negative affect (NA), characterized by subjective distress, encompasses a range of negative mood states, including anxiety and hostility and related depressive moods, such as sadness and loneliness (Watson et al, 1988). More significant associations of NA as relating to higher levels of depression, stress, and substance use relapse, as well as with lower levels of psychological well-being and physical health (Bravo et al, 2020;Dua, 1993;Hartsell & Neupert, 2019;Tate et al, 2004). Surprisingly, NA correlations to psychiatric disorders for anxiety and depression predisposes individuals to experience additional negative emotional states (Pinho et al, 2020;Watson et al, 1988, Gómez Maquet et al, 2020Wetter & Hankin, 2009).…”

Jugendliches Alkoholkonsumverhalten während der COVID-19-Pandemie und die Bedeutung von Achtsamkeit

“…Diese Annahme eines erhöhten Risikopotentials wird auch dadurch untermauert, dass negative Gedanken zum Erhebungszeitpunkt FU3 (Ende Mai 2020) den Alkoholkonsum zu Beginn der zweiten COVID-19-Welle signifi kant vorhersagten. Diese Ergebnisse unterstützen außerdem vorhandene Studien, die bereits eine positive Assoziation zwischen wiederholtem Grübeln und negativen Emotionen und späterem Alkoholkonsum zeigen (Bravo, Pearson & Baumgardner, 2020;Memedovic et al, 2019), sowie Befunde, wonach Alkohol als Coping-Strategie gegen erlebten Stress und Depressivität eingesetzt wird (Windle, 2000;Bravo et al, 2018), was wiederum ebenfalls mit Rumination und dem Risiko zu Problemtrinken in Zusammehang zu stehen scheint (Atkinson, Ortiz & Smith, 2020).…”