APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Drinking to Cope: Active Safety Seeking Behaviors Predict Problematic Drinking Behaviors
- Sarah Racz
University of Maryland College Park - Gabrielle Leget
University of Maryland College Park - Yazeed Sobahi
University of Maryland College Park - Michelle Truong
University of Maryland College Park - Lauren Keeley
University of Maryland College Park - Melanie Lipton
University of Maryland College Park - Andres De Los Reyes
University of Maryland College Park
Abstract
Safety behaviors include behaviors individuals use to cope with social anxiety. We examined the association between safety behaviors and alcohol use in a sample of emerging adults at risk for these behaviors – college students. Active safety behaviors predicted increases in problematic drinking, potentially reflecting the self-medication hypothesis.
Psychopathology
