APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Perfectionism and Drinking to Cope: A 21-Day Diary Study

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Sean Mackinnon
    Dalhousie University
  • Cassondra Ray
    Dalhousie University
  • Samantha Firth
    Dalhousie University
  • Roisin O'Connor
    Concordia University

Abstract

While studying relationships between perfectionism and alcohol use, we found that alcohol problems in perfectionistic individuals occur because they drink to escape negative emotions. Additionally, we found that perfectionistic self-presentation indirectly led to more alcohol-related problems, but was unrelated to alcohol consumption.

Substance Use and Abuse

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