PMID- 22390335
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131202
LR  - 20130108
IS  - 1939-1501 (Electronic)
IS  - 0893-164X (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 4
DP  - 2012 Dec
TI  - Application of the stressor vulnerability model to understanding posttraumatic 
      stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol-related problems in an undergraduate 
      population.
PG  - 734-46
LID - 10.1037/a0027584 [doi]
AB  - Research examining the comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and 
      alcohol-use disorder (AUD) suggests that individuals experiencing PTSD symptoms 
      (PTSS) often drink alcohol as a means to self-medicate their trauma symptoms; 
      however, little attention has been given to moderating variables that may make 
      this association more likely. The stressor vulnerability model proposes that 
      being male, relying on maladaptive forms of coping, and holding positive 
      alcohol-outcome expectancies predispose individuals to engage in alcohol use when 
      experiencing psychological distress. In the current study, sex, avoidance coping 
      (AVC), tension-reduction expectancies (TRE), and emotional-relief 
      drinking-refusal self-efficacy (ERDRSE) were examined as moderators of the 
      relationship between PTSS and alcohol-related problems in a sample of 144 
      undergraduates. Results indicated that males reporting high levels of TRE 
      exhibited a stronger positive relationship between PTSS and alcohol-related 
      problems than was present for males reporting low levels of TRE and for females 
      reporting either high or low levels of TRE. In addition, a significant positive 
      relationship between PTSS and alcohol-related problems was observed for 
      individuals reporting high levels of TRE and low levels of ERDRSE, but not for 
      individuals reporting high levels of TRE and high levels of ERDRSE, low TRE-low 
      ERDRSE, or low TRE-high ERDRSE. Assessment of these vulnerability factors in 
      traumatized youth and young adults may serve as a useful means of identifying 
      individuals at risk for the development of alcohol-related problems.
CI  - 2013 APA, all rights reserved
FAU - Hruska, Bryce
AU  - Hruska B
AD  - Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA.
FAU - Delahanty, Douglas L
AU  - Delahanty DL
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20120305
PL  - United States
TA  - Psychol Addict Behav
JT  - Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in 
      Addictive Behaviors
JID - 8802734
SB  - IM
MH  - *Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Alcohol Drinking/psychology
MH  - Alcohol-Related Disorders/*complications/psychology
MH  - Diagnostic Self Evaluation
MH  - Emotions
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Models, Psychological
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Self Efficacy
MH  - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/*complications/diagnosis/psychology
MH  - Stress, Psychological/*complications/psychology
MH  - Students/psychology
MH  - *Universities
EDAT- 2012/03/07 06:00
MHDA- 2013/12/16 06:00
CRDT- 2012/03/07 06:00
PHST- 2012/03/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/03/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/12/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - 2012-05969-001 [pii]
AID - 10.1037/a0027584 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Psychol Addict Behav. 2012 Dec;26(4):734-46. doi: 10.1037/a0027584. Epub 2012 Mar 
      5.