Citation

Dixon LJ, Leen-Feldner EW, Ham LS, Feldner MT, Lewis SF. Addict. Behav. 2009; 34(12): 1065-1068.

Affiliation

University of Wyoming, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.06.008

PMID

19632052

PMCID

PMC2744360

Abstract

The current study evaluated the linkage between posttraumatic stress symptoms and alcohol use motives among 49 traumatic event-exposed adolescents (M(age)=16.39years). It was hypothesized that posttraumatic stress symptom levels would be positively associated with coping-related drinking motives specifically (cf., social, enhancement, or conformity motives) and that coping-related drinking motives would evidence associations with the hyperarousal and reexperiencing posttraumatic stress symptom types. Findings were consistent with hypotheses, suggesting traumatic event-exposed adolescents may be using alcohol to manage posttraumatic stress symptoms.

Language: en