Drinking your troubles away: The role of activity in mediating alcohol's reduction of psychological stress.

Steele, Claude M.; Southwick, Lillian; Pagano, Robert R.

doi:10.1037/0021-843x.95.2.173

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“…What we can say, however, is that our results are generally consistent with Sayette's Appraisal Disruption model (1993) and Hull's Self-Awareness model (1982) but inconsistent with Steele's AttentionAllocation model (Steele et al, 1986). Recall that the latter model predicts that anxiety will increase when drinking takes place during engagement in an aversive activity, while our study found that anxiety decreased when participants drank during engagement in a stressful public speaking task.…”

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confidence: 42%

“…For example, Steele's AttentionAllocation model (Steele, Southwick, & Pagano, 1986) posits: (1) that alcohol impairs cognition and reduces attentional capacity and (2) that focusing one's limited attentional capacity on a positive or neutral distracter should reduce stress, while focusing on a negative activity should increase stress. Sayette's Appraisal Disruption model (1993) argues that alcohol reduces anxiety by inhibiting the activation of anxiety-related memory networks associated with specific stressors.…”

Section: Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying the Effect Of Alcohol On Socmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Effects of Alcohol on Anxiety-Relevant Cognitions in Individuals with Social Phobia

Abrams

Kushner²,

Reinertsen

2002

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 42%

Section: Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying the Effect Of Alcohol On Socmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Alcohol on Anxiety-Relevant Cognitions in Individuals with Social Phobia

Abrams

Kushner²,

Reinertsen

2002

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

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“…However, the minimization factor differs in an important way from a more traditional avoidance dimension; the minimization factor is a blend of some avoidance coping with positive cognitive restructuring. Rather than avoidance, this state factor could be conceptualized as accommodative coping or secondary control with an emphasis on attention redeployment (Skinner and Wellborn, 1994; see also Steele et al [1986], attention-allocation model). That this factor was associated with more alcohol use is consistent with the self-awareness model (Hull, 1981), which suggests that some individuals regulate alcohol consumption as a distraction in times of stress.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Daily Stress and Alcohol Consumption: Modeling Between-Person and Within-Person Ethnic Variation in Coping Behavior

Aldridge-Gerry

Roesch

Villodas³

et al. 2011

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Using a daily diary approach, the current study evaluated the relationship between coping and alcohol consumption using a large, multiethnic sample. The primary goals of this study were to (a) identify coping strategies that are either protective or risk factors for alcohol consumption and (b) model between-ethnic and within-ethnic group variation for these relations. Method: College students (N = 365, 69.0% female) were recruited via fl yers, course/club presentations, and university seminars. Participants completed Internet-based daily diaries over the course of 5 days and reported specifi cally on a target stressful event, how they coped with the stressful event, and the amount of alcohol consumed on a daily level. Results: Use of more avoidance-oriented coping strategies (minimization of stressor, emotional rumination) and social support were signifi cantly associated with more alcohol consumption. Ethnicity, however, did moderate some coping-alcohol associations. Use of religious coping was associated with less alcohol consumption and minimization of the stressor was associated with more alcohol consumption in African Americans; use of social support was associated with more alcohol consumption in Asian Americans; and use of problem-focused coping was associated with less alcohol consumption in Whites. Conclusions: Three maladaptive or risky coping strategies with respect to alcohol consumption were identifi ed using an ecologically valid methodology. However, ethnic-specifi c variation of these risky (and protective) coping factors was identifi ed. The fi ndings highlight the importance of considering both between-ethnic and within-ethnic group variation with respect to the stress/coping and alcohol consumption. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 72, 125-134, 2011)

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“…Firstly, it may directly reduce physiological or psychological tension, or secondly, it may reduce a focusing on the self, and therefore on the stressful thoughts which evoke feelings of tension. Steele et al (1986) proposed a third: alcohol reduces stress because it impairs perception and cognition in a general sense. In relation to the second hypothesis there may be individual variation related to dispositional differences (Wilson, 1988).…”

Section: Moderate Alcohol and Stressmentioning

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Psychological concomitants of the moderate consumption of alcohol

Delin

Lee

1992

Journal of Wine Research

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Alcohol has a variety of different effects on the psychosocial functioning of individuals. The negative consequences that result from excessive drinking receive considerable publicity. Less is written about the benefits of a lifestyle that includes moderate drinking. Research relating to this area is reviewed, and other psychological concomitants of moderate consumption are described in this paper. Preliminary evidence suggests that the moderate use of alcohol, specifically wine, among the elderly, enhances several aspects of their functioning. Other groups, including psychiatric in-patients, may also benefit from the consumption of alcohol in certain contexts. The effects of alcohol on stress, and mood and emotional expression, particularly sex and aggression, are also considered, as is the evidence concerning task performance after the moderate consumption of alcohol. Accumulating findings about the psychological status of moderate drinkers, and the social-environmental and individual factors that relate to drinking, are reported. The effect of expectancies on the behaviour which follows drinking is a key area for research. Several other areas requiring well-conducted studies are noted.

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Drinking your troubles away: The role of activity in mediating alcohol's reduction of psychological stress.

Abstract: We would like to thank Dome Wilson, Maria Harris, James Dykes, and Diane Sutherland for their valuable assistance on various aspects of this research.

Cited by 52 publications

References 27 publications

Effects of Alcohol on Anxiety-Relevant Cognitions in Individuals with Social Phobia

Effects of Alcohol on Anxiety-Relevant Cognitions in Individuals with Social Phobia

Daily Stress and Alcohol Consumption: Modeling Between-Person and Within-Person Ethnic Variation in Coping Behavior

Psychological concomitants of the moderate consumption of alcohol

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