Traumatic Event Exposure and Alcohol Use Expectancies among Adolescents
Traumatic Event Exposure and Alcohol Use Expectancies among Adolescents
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DOI:
10.1080/1067828x.2013.839407
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发表时间:
2015-11-02
影响因子:
0.6
通讯作者:
Boals, Adriel
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作者:
Blumenthal, Heidemarie;Leen-Feldner, Ellen W.;Boals, Adriel
Extant work suggests that trauma-exposed adolescents are at risk for problematic drinking. Although work conducted with adults suggests that trauma-exposed individuals drink to reduce negative affectivity, no work has yet examined alcohol use outcome expectancies (AOEs) among trauma-exposed adolescents. The current study examined positive AOEs as a function of trauma history among 63 community-recruited youths (M-age=15.92; 46% girls). Findings indicated that trauma exposure predicted elevated tension-reduction AOEs. Furthermore, the indirect effect of tension-reduction expectancies accounted for a significant proportion of the relation between trauma exposure and alcohol use frequency. These preliminary data are discussed in terms of future research efforts.