title: A Diary Study of Implicit Self-esteem, Interpersonal Interactions and Alcohol Consumption in College Students.
abstract: A 30-day daily diary study examined the relations among implicit self-esteem, interpersonal interactions, and alcohol consumption in college students. Multilevel analyses revealed that students with low implicit self-esteem drank more on days when they experienced more negative interpersonal interactions. In contrast, students with high implicit self-esteem drank more on days when they experienced more positive interpersonal interactions. Spending time with people who were drinking mediated both the low implicit self-esteem by negative interpersonal events interaction and the high implicit self-esteem by positive interpersonal events interaction. These findings suggest that people with low implicit self-esteem may unintentionally drink as a way to regulate unfulfilled needs for acceptance. On the other hand, people with high implicit self-esteem may drink as a way to enhance positive interpersonal experiences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Loyola University of Chicago.
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dehart
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tennen
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Armeli
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mohr