A daily-life study of interpersonal stressors and alcohol use in individuals with borderline personality disorder and community controls.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interpersonal stressors (ISs) are major factors in relapse in alcohol use disorder (AUD) and are theorized to play a role in drinking behaviors. Past work has examined this association using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), but the unique effects of rejections and disagreements on alcohol use are unknown. Research suggests the two ISs functionally differ and may display distinct associations with drinking. Further, these associations may differ in people with borderline personality disorder (BPD), a population reporting frequent IS and co-occurring AUD.

Methods

113 drinkers (community: n = 59; BPD: n = 54) reported alcohol use and ISs using EMA for 21 days. Using generalized estimating equations, we expected that rejection and disagreement would predict incr

SUBMITTER: Fleming MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8744473 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature