The Association Between Internal Restlessness, Drinking Motives, and Alcohol Use Outcomes in College Students.

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Journal of Attention Disorders Pub Date : 2025-03-27 DOI:10.1177/10870547251330038

Anna L Sherman, Amy L Stamates, Lisa Weyandt

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Abstract

Background: ADHD and alcohol use are prevalent among college students, but few studies have examined internal restlessness (i.e., the mental discomfort experienced when suppressing hyperactive behaviors) in relation to alcohol use. Consequently, the current study sought to examine a path model testing associations between internal restlessness, drinking motives (i.e., coping, social, enhancement, and conformity), alcohol use, and consequences in college students.

Methods: Two hundred and ninety-one college students completed an online survey regarding their use of alcohol.

Results: After controlling for ADHD diagnosis, there were significant positive associations between internal restlessness and coping (B = 0.025, p = .004), socializing (B = 0.026, p = .004), enhancement (B = 0.038, p < .001), and conformity (B = 0.026, p < .001). Two significant indirect effects were found for the association between internal restlessness and consequences through enhancement (95% CI [0.001, 0.009]) and coping (95% CI [0.000, 0.011]) motives and alcohol use, respectively. All other indirect pathways were nonsignificant.

Conclusions: Findings revealed that internal restlessness was associated with the four drinking motives; however, greater internal restlessness was related to more alcohol consequences to the extent that they also reported strong coping and enhancement motives. Findings can be used to tailor intervention and prevention efforts to target emotional regulation and to reduce risk for college students who experience internal restlessness.

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大学生内心不安、饮酒动机和酒精使用结果之间的关系

背景：多动症和酗酒在大学生中很普遍，但很少有研究调查内部不安（即，在抑制过度活跃行为时所经历的精神不适）与酒精使用的关系。因此，目前的研究试图检验一个路径模型，测试大学生内部不安、饮酒动机（即应对、社交、增强和从众）、酒精使用和后果之间的联系。方法：191名大学生完成了一项关于他们使用酒精的在线调查。结果：在控制ADHD诊断后，内在不安与应对（B = 0.025, p = 0.004）、社交（B = 0.026, p = 0.004）、增强（B = 0.038, p = 0.026, p）存在显著正相关。然而，更大的内心不安与更多的酒精后果有关，在某种程度上，他们也报告了强烈的应对和增强动机。研究结果可用于定制干预和预防工作，以情绪调节为目标，并降低经历内心不安的大学生的风险。

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Journal of Attention Disorders PSYCHIATRY-

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

6.70%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Attention Disorders (JAD) focuses on basic and applied science concerning attention and related functions in children, adolescents, and adults. JAD publishes articles on diagnosis, comorbidity, neuropsychological functioning, psychopharmacology, and psychosocial issues. The journal also addresses practice, policy, and theory, as well as review articles, commentaries, in-depth analyses, empirical research articles, and case presentations or program evaluations.