The longitudinal buffering effects of resilience on alcohol use outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Traumatic events (TE) are a risk factor for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Resilience may be protective of the effects of TE exposure, but few studies have longitudinally tested the buffering hypothesis. Thus, the present study aimed to fill this gap.

Method

Participants (N = 6,015) were from a longitudinal investigation into substance use and health outcomes at a large, urban university. Participants completed self-report measures on precollege internalizing symptoms and lifetime trauma load. Resilience was calculated as a quantitative variable. At each of the follow-up assessments, participants reported on past month consumption, AUD symptoms, and new onset TEs. Longitudinal path modeling was used to test interactions.

Results

Higher new onset TE load

SUBMITTER: Cusack SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9148383 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature