title: Adverse consequences of student drinking: the role of sex, social anxiety, drinking motives.
abstract: This study examined whether biological sex, social anxiety, and drinking motives relate differently to distinct types of alcohol-related consequences using Poisson regression. One hundred eighteen college students completed self-report measures assessing drinking motives and social anxiety and an interview assessing alcohol consumption and consequences. Highly socially anxious women were particularly apt to experience adverse role functioning consequences, while men were particularly apt to experience physical consequences. Although highly socially anxious women reported more personal consequences than did women with low to moderate social anxiety, men with low to moderate social anxiety reported experiencing more social and personal consequences than did women with low to moderate social anxiety. When taking into consideration the above associations, coping motives were statistically associated with social consequences and marginally related to personal consequences, while enhancement motives were significantly associated with physical consequences. Targeting these factors may lead to effective interventions for individuals with co-occurring social anxiety and drinking problems.
authors.affiliation: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia. m.norberg@unsw.edu.au
authors.forename: Melissa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Norberg
authors.forename: Jake
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olivier
authors.forename: Dion M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Alperstein
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zvolensky
authors.forename: Alice R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Norton
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult