Open AccessA Longitudinal Mediation Model of Negative Emotionality, Coping Motives and Drinking Intensity Among Individuals Receiving Community Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder
Author(s) -
Victoria R. Votaw,
Elena Stein,
Katie Witkiewitz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agab012
Subject(s) - emotionality , coping (psychology) , psychology , alcohol use disorder , clinical psychology , mediation , developmental psychology , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry , political science , law
Negative emotionality is a key domain in frameworks measuring heterogeneity in alcohol use disorder (AUD), such as the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment (ANA). Recent research has examined the construct validity of the ANA negative emotionality domain, but has not examined whether this domain demonstrates predictive validity for drinking outcomes. In this study, we examined the association between self-reported negative emotionality at baseline and drinking intensity 1 year following AUD treatment initiation. We also assessed whether coping motives for alcohol use at 6 months following treatment initiation and changes in coping motives mediated this association.