Using substances to cope with social anxiety: Associations with use and consequences in daily life.
Using substances to cope with social anxiety: Associations with use and consequences in daily life.
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使用物质应对社交焦虑:与日常生活中的使用和后果的关联。
DOI:
10.1037/adb0000899
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发表时间:
2023
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Lee,ChristineM
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Walukevich-Dienst,Katherine;Calhoun,BrianH;Fairlie,AnneM;Cadigan,JenniferM;Patrick,MeganE;Lee,ChristineM
ObjectiveUsing substances to cope with social anxiety is robustly related to negative consequences. The present study uses daily-level methods to test whether days young adults used substances to cope with social anxiety were associated with greater alcohol and cannabis use and consequences compared to use days without this motive.MethodParticipants were a community sample of young adults enrolled in a study on alcohol and cannabis use, which involved a baseline survey and five 2-week bursts of online daily surveys across 2 years. Aims were tested using multilevel models among a subsample of 257 participants who reported social anxiety coping motives 1 day or more during the study period; M age= 21.8 (SD age= 2.2), 51% female; 49% non-Hispanic/Latinx White.ResultsCompared to use days without social anxiety coping motives, days with social anxiety coping motives were associated with more drinks consumed and more positive and negative alcohol consequences on alcohol-only days, more negative cannabis consequences on cannabis-only days, and heavier use, more negative cannabis consequences, and more positive consequences for both substances on co-use days. Days with social anxiety coping motives were associated with a greater likelihood of positive item-level consequences (eg,“was more sociable”) on drinking days. Baseline social anxiety symptoms did not moderate associations.ConclusionsDays young adults used substances to cope with social anxiety were high-risk days for elevated substance use and consequences, regardless of baseline social anxiety. Positive consequences attained through drinking to cope with social anxiety may be an important pathway that reinforces coping motivated use.