The association between pain and negative alcohol-related consequences among college students engaged in binge drinking: The moderating role of reward and relief drinking motives

IF 3.7 2区医学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Addictive behaviors Pub Date : 2025-02-08 DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108287

Faith Holmes , Luke Herchenroeder , Victoria R. Votaw , Tessa Frohe , Ellen W. Yeung

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Binge drinking, defined as consuming 4 or more drinks for females and 5 or more for males within a two-hour timeframe, is common among college students and associated with harmful health outcomes. Similarly, pain is prevalent in this population and can negatively affect students’ psychological, social, and academic functioning. However, the limited research examining associations between pain and alcohol-related constructs among college students has yielded inconsistent results. Individual differences in levels of reward and relief drinking motives (i.e., drinking in response to positive affect/social situations versus negative affect/stressful situations) may contribute to the complex, heterogeneous nature of these associations. The aim of the present study was to examine the moderating effects of reward and relief drinking on the association between pain and alcohol-related negative consequences in college students who binge drink. Participants were 436 college students who had engaged in past-month binge drinking. Most participants identified as White (66.7 %) and female (78.2 %), with a mean age of 19.62 (SD = 1.56) years. Results revealed significant moderating effects of both reward and relief motives on the association between pain at time 1 and alcohol-related negative consequences at time 2. In participants with either higher levels of relief or lower levels of reward drinking greater pain was significantly associated with a higher number of alcohol-related negative consequences. In participants demonstrating higher levels of reward drinking, greater pain was significantly associated with a lower number of alcohol-related negative consequences. Our work indicates targeting pain as a possible intervention to prevent alcohol-related negative consequences among those who report lower levels of reward or higher levels of relief drinking.

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Addictive behaviors 医学-药物滥用

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期刊介绍： Addictive Behaviors is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing high quality human research on addictive behaviors and disorders since 1975. The journal accepts submissions of full-length papers and short communications on substance-related addictions such as the abuse of alcohol, drugs and nicotine, and behavioral addictions involving gambling and technology. We primarily publish behavioral and psychosocial research but our articles span the fields of psychology, sociology, psychiatry, epidemiology, social policy, medicine, pharmacology and neuroscience. While theoretical orientations are diverse, the emphasis of the journal is primarily empirical. That is, sound experimental design combined with valid, reliable assessment and evaluation procedures are a requisite for acceptance. However, innovative and empirically oriented case studies that might encourage new lines of inquiry are accepted as well. Studies that clearly contribute to current knowledge of etiology, prevention, social policy or treatment are given priority. Scholarly commentaries on topical issues, systematic reviews, and mini reviews are encouraged. We especially welcome multimedia papers that incorporate video or audio components to better display methodology or findings. Studies can also be submitted to Addictive Behaviors? companion title, the open access journal Addictive Behaviors Reports, which has a particular interest in ''non-traditional'', innovative and empirically-oriented research such as negative/null data papers, replication studies, case reports on novel treatments, and cross-cultural research.