A longitudinal investigation of PTSD symptoms, hazardous drinking, and relationship satisfaction in college student dating relationships.

ABSTRACT: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and hazardous drinking have been linked to lower relationship satisfaction; however, few studies have evaluated these associations over time in a college sample. The current study aimed to examine within-person and between-person longitudinal main and interactive effects of self-reported PTSD symptoms and hazardous drinking on relationship satisfaction in a college sample. We further examined whether individual PTSD symptom clusters (i.e., re-experiencing, avoidance, hyperarousal, and emotional numbing) uniquely predicted relationship satisfaction. College students in current dating relationships (N = 307; 71% cisgender women) completed online self-report measures assessing relationship satisfaction, PTSD symptoms, and hazardous alcohol

SUBMITTER: Mackey CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11999235 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature