Title | Drinking to Cope Motivation as a Prospective Predictor of Negative Affect. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Armeli, Stephen, Tami P. Sullivan, and Howard Tennen |
Journal | Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs |
Volume | 76 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 578-84 |
Date Published | 2015 Jul |
ISSN | 1938-4114 |
Abstract | Consistent with research indicating that drinking to cope (DTC) motivation might exacerbate negative affective states within or immediately proximal to discrete drinking episodes, we examined whether yearly deviations in more global levels of DTC motivation prospectively predicted depressive and anxious affect over several weeks. |
Alternate Journal | J Stud Alcohol Drugs |