Drinking to cope motivation as a prospective predictor of negative affect
Objective: Consistent with research indicating that drinking to cope (DTC) motivation might
exacerbate negative affective states within or immediately proximal to discrete drinking
episodes, we examined whether yearly deviations in more global levels of DTC motivation
prospectively predicted depressive and anxious affect over several weeks. Method: College
students (N= 521, 52% women) completed baseline measures of drinking motives, recent
depression and anxiety symptoms, recent alcohol use, and alcohol use disorder symptoms�…
exacerbate negative affective states within or immediately proximal to discrete drinking
episodes, we examined whether yearly deviations in more global levels of DTC motivation
prospectively predicted depressive and anxious affect over several weeks. Method: College
students (N= 521, 52% women) completed baseline measures of drinking motives, recent
depression and anxiety symptoms, recent alcohol use, and alcohol use disorder symptoms�…