Indirect effects of perceived stress and depression on the relationship between insomnia symptoms and hazardous drinking.

ABSTRACT: Insomnia is a risk factor for hazardous drinking, yet the mechanisms underlying this risk are not well characterized. Two factors that might contribute to the relationship between insomnia and drinking are stress and depression. Insomnia is strongly associated with increased stress and depression, which are, in turn, strongly linked to hazardous drinking. Here we conducted a preliminary investigation to determine whether perceived stress and depression indirectly explain the relationship between insomnia and hazardous drinking. Heavy drinkers with self-reported insomnia (n = 405: 270 women, 134 men, 1 non-binary) completed self-report measures of hazardous drinking, insomnia, perceived stress, and depression. Results from our primary cross-sectional parallel mediation model with insomnia a

SUBMITTER: Verlinden JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12370234 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature