Mindfulness and Alcohol Problems in College Students: The Mediating Effects of Stress

Bodenlos, Jamie S.; Noonan, Marleah; Wells, Stephanie Y.

doi:10.1080/07448481.2013.805714

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“…In this study, only acting with awareness is associated with all three types of alcohol use behaviors, over and above other trait mindfulness facets. Although these findings are consistent with previous work linking acting with awareness with multiple aspects of alcohol use behaviors, including problematic alcohol use (Bodenlos et al, 2013; Leigh and Neighbors, 2009), some studies have found that other trait mindfulness facets are also related to different aspects of alcohol use behaviors (Fernandez et al, 2012; Murphy and MacKillop, 2012). …”

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“…These findings suggest that college students with higher levels of overall trait mindfulness might be at reduced risk for developing problematic levels of alcohol use (Bodenlos et al, 2013; Ostafin and Marlatt, 2008), but might not necessarily have lower rates of alcohol use quantity and duration. At the same time, college students who specifically have higher levels of acting with awareness might be at lower risk for developing problematic levels of alcohol use, likely through reduced alcohol consumption in general (Fernandez et al, 2010; Leigh and Neighbors, 2009; Murphy and MacKillop, 2012).…”

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Elucidating the Association Between Trait Mindfulness and Alcohol Use Behaviors Among College Students

Karyadi

Cyders

2015

Mindfulness

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Trait mindfulness has been considered a protective factor against alcohol use behaviors; however, the specific trait mindfulness facets, the specific alcohol use behaviors, and the mechanism underlying this relationship remain unclear. The present study examined the relationship between specific trait mindfulness facets and specific alcohol use behaviors, and how cued alcohol cravings might mediate this relationship. High-risk, young adult, undergraduate social drinkers (n = 240, 75% Caucasian, 70% female, mean age 19.4 years) completed a series of questionnaires and reported their level of alcohol cravings following alcohol pictorial cue exposure. Trait mindfulness was associated with less problematic alcohol use (r = -0.19, p < 0.01), but was not associated with alcohol use quantity (r = -0.07, p = 0.30) and duration (r = -0.08, p = 0.21). Only acting with awareness was associated with all types of alcohol use behaviors—including less problematic alcohol use (β = -0.18, p = 0.02), lower alcohol use quantity (β = -0.16, p = 0.04), and shorter alcohol use duration (β = -0.19, p = 0.02). Cued alcohol cravings mediated the negative associations of overall trait mindfulness (b = -0.50, p < 0.05) and acting with awareness (b = -0.32, p < 0.05) with problematic alcohol use, and the negative associations of acting with awareness with alcohol use quantity (b = -1.24, p < 0.05) and alcohol use duration (b = -0.34, p < 0.05). These findings suggest that the protective effect of trait mindfulness likely operates through reducing cued alcohol cravings and might be most specific to acting with awareness among college students, thus suggesting a differential role of separate trait mindfulness facets in this high risk group.

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Elucidating the Association Between Trait Mindfulness and Alcohol Use Behaviors Among College Students

Karyadi

Cyders

2015

Mindfulness

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“…This could account for the overall small relationship between trait mindfulness and substance use behaviors found in prior studies. Indeed, the five facets of mindfulness have been shown to be differentially related with substance use behaviors—with acting with awareness, non-judgment, and non-reactivity being the facets most frequently related to reduced substance use behaviors (Bodenlos et al, 2013; Fernandez et al, 2010; Leigh and Neighbors, 2009; Murphy and MacKillop, 2012). Additionally, trait mindfulness might be differentially related to distinct substance use behaviors (Black et al, 2011; Fernandez et al, 2010; Robinson, 2010).…”

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A meta-analysis of the relationship between trait mindfulness and substance use behaviors

Karyadi

VanderVeen

Cyders

2014

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background The relationship between trait mindfulness and substance use behaviors has been inconsistent across studies. The current study is a meta-analysis aimed at quantifying the magnitude of this relationship, and at determining how this relationship varies in context of (1) mindfulness facets, (2) substance type, (3) sample characteristics, and (4) substance use severity. Methods A literature search was conducted using electronic databases. The literature search yielded 303 articles, but only 39 articles met inclusion criteria to be included in this meta-analysis. The relationship was quantified as a Pearson's r correlation coefficient for all studies. Results Findings indicated a small, negative, and significant relationship between trait mindfulness and substance use behaviors (r = -0.13). This relationship varied across substance type, clinical status of the sample, and substance use severity. Although not significant, relationship sizes showed different patterns across mindfulness facets. Conclusions This meta-analysis quantified the relationship between trait mindfulness and substance use behaviors, which can be used as future effect size estimates. Findings also clarify inconsistency in previous work by indicating that the trait mindfulness-substance use behaviors relationship was more robust: (1) for alcohol use and tobacco use behaviors; (2) for problematic substance use behaviors; and (3) with inpatient clinical samples. Further work should continue to examine if acting with awareness, non-judgment, and non-reactivity mindfulness facets are more robustly associated with substance use behaviors. Failure to consider these factors, or collapsing across these factors, could explain the smaller or inconsistently reported associations across previous studies.

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“…La evaluación permite detectar e intervenir en posibles señales o respuestas de estrés ante las situaciones de estudio o de la oposición. Existes numerosos tratamientos comportamentales para desactivar las respuestas de estrés fisiológico que son interferentes con el estudio o peligrosas para la salud, como la numerosa evidencia existente ha mostrado (Bodenlos, Noonan y Wells, 2013;Davis, McKey y Eshelman, 1985).…”

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Competencia para Estudiar y Aprender en Contextos Estresantes: Fundamentos de la Utilidad e-Afrontamiento del Estrés Académico®

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La investigación sobre las emociones académicas en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje universitarios ha cobrado fuerza en los últimos años. Tras la constatación de la importancia de las mismas, siguen siendo necesario modelos de evaluación e intervención. El objetivo de este informe es presentar el Modelo de Competencia para Estudiar, Aprender y Rendir bajo estrés, así como las variables específicas en las que se centra la evaluación e intervención, como fundamentos de la utilidad de e-Afrontamiento del Estrés Académico. También, se presentan las características esenciales de esta herramienta innovadora de autoayuda, útil para la auto-evaluación y la auto-mejora de los processos emocionales, asociados a las vivencias de estrés, en situaciones de aprendizaje universitario.

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Mindfulness and Alcohol Problems in College Students: The Mediating Effects of Stress

Abstract: Mindfulness-based stress reduction or other mindfulness programs may be useful in decreasing alcohol problems on college campuses via the effects on stress.

Cited by 67 publications

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Elucidating the Association Between Trait Mindfulness and Alcohol Use Behaviors Among College Students

Elucidating the Association Between Trait Mindfulness and Alcohol Use Behaviors Among College Students

A meta-analysis of the relationship between trait mindfulness and substance use behaviors

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