@article{ref1,
title="Perfectionism discrepancy and falling short of the ideal self: investigating drinking motives and impaired control on the road to alcohol-related problems",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2020",
author="Canning, Jessica R. and Patock-Peckham, Julie A. and Walters, Kyle J. and Bauman, D. C. and Frohe, Tessa and Leeman, Robert F.",
volume="159",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Self-Discrepancy Theory (Higgins, 1987) predicts that the difference between the <b>ideal</b> and the <b>actual</b> self will be associated with impaired-control-over-drinking (IC; dysregulated drinking beyond one's own limits) as well as alcohol-related-problems. According to Slaney et al. (2001) perfectionism is a multi-faceted personality trait which represents both adaptive (e.g. high-standards) and maladaptive (e.g. discrepancy) aspects. In particular, discrepancy has been associated with poorer coping approaches, which may suggest a Self-Medication route to IC. Yet, to date, no one has examined whether drinking-motives (e.g., social, enhancement, coping and conformity) mediate the relations between discrepancy and high standards and alcohol-outcomes such as IC. We used a structural equation model to test indirect associations of discrepancy and high-standards to both heavy-episodic-drinking and alcohol-related-problems through the mediating mechanisms of drinking-motives and IC. <br><br>RESULTS supported the distinction between discrepancy and high-standards consistent with the Self-Medication Hypothesis (Hersh & Hussong, 2009). Discrepancy was associated with poorer alcohol-outcomes through greater coping-motives, conformity-motives and IC. In contrast, higher-standards were associated with fewer alcohol-outcomes through less coping-motives, conformity-motives, and IC. This study illustrates the importance of personality factors such as discrepancy in the development of problematic alcohol-use suggesting that it might be a good target for intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2020.109909",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.109909"
}