Insomnia severity as a mediator of the association between mental health symptoms and alcohol use in young adult veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Prior research has documented associations between mental health and alcohol use, mental health and insomnia, and insomnia and alcohol use. This study examined insomnia severity as a mediator of the association between mental health and alcohol-related outcomes in young adult veterans.

Procedures

Veterans aged 18-34 years (N=622, 83% male) who reported drinking in the past year completed assessments at baseline and one-month follow-up as part of a larger intervention trial. Participants reported symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at baseline, insomnia severity at one month, and alcohol use and related consequences at baseline and one month. Mediation analyses using bootstrapped confidence intervals were used to examine the indirect effect

SUBMITTER: Miller MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5536856 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature