Daily associations between affect and alcohol use among adults: The importance of affective arousal.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little is known about whether level of affective arousal (i.e., high vs. low) is associated with alcohol use and whether this relationship differs by valence (i.e., positive vs. negative affect) among adults.

Methods

Participants were n = 93 self-reported current drinkers (ages 25-65) who reported positive (PA) and negative affect (NA) seven times a day and alcohol use once a day for seven consecutive days. For each individual, mean levels of high arousal PA (e.g., excited), low arousal PA (e.g., satisfied), high arousal NA (e.g., frustrated), and low arousal NA (e.g., sad) were computed for each day.

Results

Alcohol use was reported on 30% of person-days, with an average of 2.3 drinks consumed on drinking days. Heavy episodic drinking (4+/5+ drinks for wome

SUBMITTER: Jones DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7572769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature