Daily stress and alcohol consumption: modeling between-person and within-person ethnic variation in coping behavior.(Report): An article from: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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From the author: Objective: Using a daily diary approach, the current study evaluated the relationship between coping and alcohol consumption using a large, multiethnic sample. The primary goals of this study were to (a) identify coping strategies that are either protective or risk factors for alcohol consumption and (b) model between-ethnic and within-ethnic group variation for these relations. Method: College students (N = 365, 69.0% female) were recruited via flyers, course/club presentations, and university seminars. Participants completed Internet-based daily diaries over the course of 5 days and reported specifically on a target stressful event, how they coped with the stressful event, and the amount of alcohol consumed on a daily level. Results: Use of more avoidance-oriented coping strategies (minimization of stressor, emotional rumination) and social support were significantly associated with more alcohol consumption. Ethnicity, however, did moderate some coping-alcohol associations. Use of religious coping was associated with less alcohol consumption and minimization of the stressor was associated with more alcohol consumption in African Americans; use of social support was associated with more alcohol consumption in Asian Americans; and use of problem-focused coping was associated with less alcohol consumption in Whites. Conclusions: Three maladaptive or risky coping strategies with respect to alcohol consumption were identified using an ecologically valid methodology. However, ethnic-specific variation of these risky (and protective) coping factors was identified. The findings highlight the importance of considering both between-ethnic and within-ethnic group variation with respect to the stress/coping and alcohol consumption. (J Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 72, 125-134, 2011)

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Title: Daily stress and alcohol consumption: modeling between-person and within-person ethnic variation in coping behavior.(Report)
Author: Arianna A. Aldridge-Gerry
Publication: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2011
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Volume: 72 Issue: 1 Page: 125(10)

Article Type: Report

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