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SUBMITTER: Watkins LE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4768461 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Watkins Laura E LE Franz Molly R MR DiLillo David D Gratz Kim L KL Messman-Moore Terri L TL
Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors 20151026 4
Difficulty controlling impulsive behaviors when experiencing negative emotions is a prominent risk factor for hazardous alcohol use, and prior research suggests that drinking to cope may mediate this association. The present study examines this possibility prospectively in a sample of 490 young adult women between the ages of 18 and 25. Participants completed measures of emotion-driven impulse control difficulties, drinking to cope, and hazardous alcohol use at 6 time points over the course of a ...[more]