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Motives to drink as mediators between childhood sexual assault and alcohol problems in adult women
Author(s) -
Grayson Carla E.,
NolenHoeksema Susan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20021
Subject(s) - psychology , coping (psychology) , human factors and ergonomics , distress , poison control , alcohol , injury prevention , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , sexual assault , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , medical emergency , biochemistry , chemistry
Two models are proposed to relate maladaptive emotion regulation strategies and alcohol‐related problems for women with a history of childhood sexual assault (CSA). The distress coping model suggests only one motive—drinking to cope with negative emotions—mediates the relationship between CSA and alcohol problems. The emotion regulation model suggests two motives mediate the relationship between CSA and alcohol problems: drinking to cope with negative emotions and drinking to enhance positive emotions. These models were tested in a random community sample of 697 women, ranging from 25 to 75 years old. Both motives partially mediated the relationship between CSA and alcohol problems. Effects were small, but reliable.