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Saturday, September 5, 2009

Alcohol use motives among traumatic event-exposed, treatment-seeking adolescents: Associations with posttraumatic stress
Addictive Behaviors Volume 34, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 1065-1068

The current study evaluated the linkage between posttraumatic stress symptoms and alcohol use motives among 49 traumatic event-exposed adolescents (Mage = 16.39 years).

It was hypothesized that posttraumatic stress symptom levels would be positively associated with coping-related drinking motives specifically (cf., social, enhancement, or conformity motives) and that coping-related drinking motives would evidence associations with the hyperarousal and reexperiencing posttraumatic stress symptom types.

Findings were consistent with hypotheses, suggesting traumatic event-exposed adolescents may be using alcohol to manage posttraumatic stress symptoms.


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