A daily diary validity test of drinking to cope measures.
Data from 2 daily diary studies of stress, negative affect, and drinking were used to examine the correspondence between global self-reports of drinking to cope (DTC) and within-person stress/negative affect-drinking associations. In Study 1, 83 community-residing drinkers recorded data in nightly booklets on negative events, perceived stress, negative affect, and drinking for 60 consecutive days. In Study 2, 88 community-residing drinkers recorded data on negative events and negative interpersonal exchanges nightly and negative affect and drinking in near-real time on palmtop computers for 30 consecutive days. Both studies showed only modest correspondence between self-reported DTC and between-person differences in within-day, daily, and weekly associations between stress/negative affect and drinking. The findings indicate that individuals who report higher DTC simply may drink across a wider variety of conditions than those who report relatively lower DTC.
Todd
Michael
M
Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
Armeli
Stephen
S
Tennen
Howard
H
Carney
Margaret Anne
MA
Affleck
Glenn
G
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000187:drug effects; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014894:Weights and Measures