The motive to drink due to social anxiety and its relation to hazardous alcohol use.

Despite limited and ambiguous empirical data, substance use-related problems have been assumed to be rare among patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Using Swedish population-based registers we identified 26,986 individuals diagnosed with ASD during 1973–2009, and their 96,557 non-ASD relatives. ASD, without diagnosed comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or intellectual disability, was related to a doubled risk of substance use-related problems. The risk of substance use-related problems was the highest among individuals with ASD and ADHD. Further, risks of substance use-related problems were increased among full siblings of ASD probands, half-siblings and parents. We conclude that ASD is a risk factor for substance use-related problems. The elevated risks among relatives of probands with ASD suggest shared familial (genetic and/or shared environmental) liability.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2914-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Individuals with ASD may find them helpful to reduce tension and enhance social skills more often than non-ASD controls do (Cludius et al 2013). …”

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confidence: 99%

Increased Risk for Substance Use-Related Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Butwicka

Långström

Larsson

et al. 2016

J Autism Dev Disord

109

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“…What type of social context?). Given recent research demonstrating the importance of context in drinking studies (e.g., Cludius, Stevens, Bantin, & Gerlach, 2013;Keough, O'Connor, Sherry, & Stewart, 2015), future ESM studies should include social context measures. Another limitation is the use of a homogenous student sample.…”

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confidence: 99%

Does Alcohol Reduce Social Anxiety in Daily Life? A 22-Day Experience Sampling Study

Battista¹,

Mackinnon²,

Sherry³

et al. 2015

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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To explain the co-occurrence of social anxiety and alcohol use problems, researchers have used experimental methods to test whether alcohol reduces state social anxiety (SSa) in the lab. The present study used experience sampling to extend research into real world settings. Students (N = 132; 100 women; 32 men; aged 17 to 32 years) reported their SSa and alcohol intake 6 times from 4:00 pm to 4:00 am every day for 22 days. multilevel modeling suggested for each alcoholic drink consumed, SSa decreased by 4.0% two hours later. Those with greater levels of trait social anxiety (TSa) experienced higher SSa than those with lower levels of TSa. Findings support predictions made by tension reduction theory-that alcohol reduces SSa in daily life. These results extend many lab-based findings to the real world and provide further evidence that alcohol may provide negative reinforcement for those who are experiencing social anxiety.

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“…Buckner, Eggleston, & Schmidt, 2006; Buckner & Heimberg, 2010; Buckner & Matthews, 2012; Cludius, Stevens, Bantin, Gerlach, & Hermann, 2013; Gilles, Turk, & Fresco, 2006; Stewart, Morris, Mellings, & Komar, 2006), including alcohol use disorders (AUDs) (e.g. Buckner et al, 2006; Buckner & Schmidt, 2009; Buckner, Timpano, Zvolensky, Sachs-Ericsson, & Schmidt, 2008b; Schneier et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Fitting in and feeling fine: Conformity and coping motives differentially mediate the relationship between social anxiety and drinking problems for men and women

Buckner

Shah

2014

Addiction Research & Theory

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Social anxiety nearly quintuples the risk of developing an alcohol use disorder. Although accumulating data suggest that socially anxious persons drink to manage negative effect, socially anxious persons suffer from elevations in both anxiety and depression. Thus, the present study sought to determine whether social anxiety was related to drinking to cope with anxiety or depression and whether drinking motives accounted for the relation of social anxiety to drinking problems among 461 (74% female, 48% with clinically elevated social anxiety) undergraduate drinkers. Compared to women with more normative levels of social anxiety, women with clinically elevated social anxiety endorsed more drinking to cope with anxiety and conformity motives. Drinking to cope with anxiety uniquely mediated the relation of social anxiety and drinking problems among women. Among men, social anxiety was uniquely related to conformity motives, which mediated the social anxiety-drinking problems relationship. Findings support prior work indicating that socially anxious men and women may use alcohol differently and provide unique data on the importance of drinking to cope with anxiety specifically among socially anxious women.

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The motive to drink due to social anxiety and its relation to hazardous alcohol use.

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Increased Risk for Substance Use-Related Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Increased Risk for Substance Use-Related Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Does Alcohol Reduce Social Anxiety in Daily Life? A 22-Day Experience Sampling Study

Fitting in and feeling fine: Conformity and coping motives differentially mediate the relationship between social anxiety and drinking problems for men and women

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