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The role of emotion regulation in alcohol use among adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: ] = 15.11 years old; 78% male), and approximately 19% endorsed problematic alcohol use at Time 2. Contrary to our hypothesis, emotion regulation was not associated with subsequent problematic alcohol use without social skills in the model, and parent knowledge did not moderate this pathway. The results supported an indirect effect of emotion regulation on problematic alcohol use via social skills, although the direction of this effect was unexpected. Greater emotion regulation skills were associated with greater social skills, which in turn were associated with a higher likelihood of problematic alcohol use. Parent knowledge was protective against this indirect effect, such that the indirect effect was only present in the context of low parent knowledge. The findings delineate the roles of risk and protective factors associated with the progression from experimentation to alcohol use disorder among adolescents with ADHD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

DOI: 10.1037/adb0000582

Authors: Samantha M. Margherio, Megan A. Brickner, Steven W. Evans, Julie Sarno Owens, George J. DuPaul, Nicholas P. Allan

Institutions: Ohio University, Lehigh University

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: U.S. Department of Education