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ArticleJournal of American college health : J of ACH

An examination of the impact of maladaptive coping on the association between stressor type and alcohol use in college.

Isha W Metzger, Claire Blevins, Casey D Calhoun, Tiarney D Ritchwood, Amanda K Gilmore, Regan Stewart, Kaitlin E Bountress

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Article in Journal of American college health : J of ACH. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06773468 (Evaluating Knowledge Mobilization for Stress Management in University Students), which is not on this map. Cited by 37 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT06773468 nacompletednot on this map

Evaluating Knowledge Mobilization for Stress Management in University Students

TypeinterventionalSponsorMcGill UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled313ConditionsStress, Coping, Digital Intervention, University StudentsArmsstress management
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Isha W Metzgera Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.
Claire Blevinsb Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior , Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University , Providence , RI , USA.
Casey D Calhouna Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.
Tiarney D Ritchwooda Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.
Amanda K Gilmorea Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.
Regan Stewarta Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.
Kaitlin E Bountressa Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.

Funding

Traumatic Stress Across the Lifespan: A Biopsychosocial Training ProgramT32MH018869 · NIMH · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI CARLA KMETT DANIELSON, DEAN Gaines KILPATRICK · 1988 to 2026
$7.2M
Stage II Research on Outpatient Treatment for Adolescents with ComorbidityR01DA025616 · NIDA · OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER, INC. · PI SHEIDOW, ASHLI J · 2009 to 2013
$3.2M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA025616NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH018869
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveExamine the impact of maladaptive coping style on the association between source of stress (academic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, environmental) and alcohol use (consumption, heavy episodic drinking, driving under the influence) among college students.

participants1,027 college students completed an online survey in April 2014.

methodsTo test the mediating effects of maladaptive coping on the association between academic stress and alcohol use variables, indirect effects were examined using the PROCESS analytical framework for SPSS.

resultsMaladaptive coping and academic stress were associated with alcohol use outcomes. Moreover, maladaptive coping mediated the relationship between academic stress and two of three alcohol use outcomes (consumption, heavy episodic drinking).

conclusionsAmong college students, the association between academic stress and alcohol use may be driven by maladaptive coping. College students may benefit from interventions that seek to improve coping skills, potentially alleviating the burden of academic stress and decreasing problematic alcohol use.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalStress, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAlcohol DrinkingFemaleHumansMaleSoutheastern United StatesStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung AdultAlcoholcollegecopingmediationstress

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PMID28708021
PMCPMC6134834

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