| Title | Interactive and Indirect Effects of Anxiety and Negative Urgency on Alcohol-Related Problems. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2015 |
| Authors | Menary, Kyle R., William R. Corbin, Robert F. Leeman, Lisa M. Fucito, Benjamin A. Toll, Kelly DeMartini, and Stephanie S. O'Malley |
| Journal | Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research |
| Date Published | 2015 May 29 |
| ISSN | 1530-0277 |
| Abstract | Although drinking for tension reduction has long been posited as a risk factor for alcohol-related problems, studies investigating anxiety in relation to risk for alcohol problems have returned inconsistent results, leading researchers to search for potential moderators. Negative urgency (the tendency to become behaviorally dysregulated when experiencing negative affect) is a potential moderator of theoretical interest because it may increase risk for alcohol problems among those high in negative affect. This study tested a cross-sectional mediated moderation hypothesis whereby an interactive effect of anxiety and negative urgency on alcohol problems is mediated through coping-related drinking motives. |
| DOI | 10.1111/acer.12762 |
| Alternate Journal | Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |
