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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Associations between College Students’ Psychological Distress and Prescription Drug Misuse in Daily Life

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Risk and Resilience During Emerging Adulthood

  • Lauren Papp
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Hannah Witt
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Alexandra Barringer
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Shari Blumenstock
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Chrystyna Kouros
    Southern Methodist University

Abstract

Although college students with elevated psychological distress may be at risk for prescription drug misuse, current knowledge is based on retrospective, global methods. Overcoming these limitations, we employed a 28-day ecological momentary assessment to examine whether mental health is associated with the occurrence of prescription drug misuse in daily life.

Addiction