Associations of state and trait empathy with daily alcohol use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A growing literature documents associations between lower trait empathy and heavier alcohol use and more alcohol problems in adolescent and young adult samples. Prior work linking empathy and alcohol use/problems in these populations has thus far focused on trait rather than state empathy, and researchers often do not differentiate between cognitive and affective empathy. Further, no prior studies have examined associations between daily fluctuations in state empathy and alcohol use. The goal of the current study is to advance knowledge about the associations between state (vs. trait) and cognitive (vs. affective) empathy and alcohol use.

Methods

Adult alcohol drinkers (n = 492; M_age = 22.89, SD = 5.53; 53.70% female) participated in ecological momentar

SUBMITTER: Kumar L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10875975 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature