The Appraisal-Disruption Model (ADM) suggests that individuals use alcohol as a means of
dampening negative self-talk. Relationship-contingent self-esteem (RCSE) emerges from�…

How much and why individuals in romantic relationships drink alcohol may be a function of
both personal and relational influences. The current research examined factors that predict�…

Introduction: The self-medication hypothesis (SMH) suggests that individuals consume
alcohol to alleviate stressful emotions. Still, the underlying mechanisms between stress and�…

Previous research suggests that both jealousy and relationship contingent self-esteem
(RCSE) are related to alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. No work, however, has�…

The stress dampening model (Marlatt, 1987; Sayette, 1993; Sher, 1987) suggests certain
individuals may use alcohol to escape from their negative life experiences. Pathological�…

A 30-day diary study examined the relations among trait self-esteem, negative romantic
relationship interactions, and alcohol consumption. Multilevel analyses revealed that people�…

This study examined the relationships between emotion dysregulation, peer drinking norms,
drinking motives, and alcohol-related outcomes among 435 college students. We examined�…

Devaluing or diminishing the worth of others is how many individuals destroy their
relationships, such as by drinking beyond limits at inappropriate times and letting others�…

Positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA) are associated with goal pursuit in addition to
dysregulated behavior. Affective dependence (ie, the correlation between PA and NA) may�…

Capitalization, or the social sharing of positive events (Langston, 1994), has been linked to
well-being and health. We proposed that capitalization is also related to motivated alcohol�…