Difficulties regulating positive and negative emotions in relation to coping motives for alcohol use and alcohol problems among hazardous drinkers.

CONCLUSIONS: Difficulties regulating emotions - both positive and negative - carry a heightened risk of engaging in coping-oriented alcohol use during drinking episodes and this maladaptive means of self-regulation may explain a common pathway to experiencing alcohol-related problems. Notably, difficulties regulating positive emotions appear to offer incremental, explanatory value over and above difficulties regulating negative emotions. Such findings offer important clinical and theoretical implications.
PMID: 33341531 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Addictive Behaviors - December 16, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Paulus DJ, Heggeness LF, Raines AM, Zvolensky MJ Tags: Addict Behav Source Type: research