title: Evaluating anxiety sensitivity, exposure to aversive life conditions, and problematic drinking in Russia: a test using an epidemiological sample.
abstract: The present study evaluated the main and interactive effects of anxiety sensitivity (AS) and exposure to aversive conditions in terms of their association with alcohol consumption and problems in an epidemiologically defined sample from Russia (N=345). Results revealed a positive association between stress exposure and problematic drinking. The findings also indicated that individuals with low anxiety sensitivity evidence more problematic drinking if they were exposed to more aversive conditions. In contrast, individuals with high anxiety sensitivity reported less problematic drinking if they were exposed to more aversive conditions. Although these findings are only partially consistent with original prediction, they suggest a novel, potentially important interplay between the processes that contribute to alcohol use problems among individuals susceptible to anxiety psychopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The University of Vermont, Room 202, John Dewey Hall, 2 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405-0134, USA. Michael.Zvolensky@uvm.edu
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zvolensky
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kotov
authors.forename: Anna V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Antipova
authors.forename: Ellen W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Leen-Feldner
authors.forename: Norman B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology