ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Trauma History Predicts Alcohol Use

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Clinical Science

  • Tiffany Bainter
    Western Illinois University
  • Melanie Hetzel-Riggin
    Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Abstract

Exploration of alcohol expectancies in individuals with trauma history. Sample of 250 college students completed Traumatic Events Questionnaire (Vrana & Lauterbach, 1994) and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Babor,et al., 2001). Results indicated that alcohol expectancies mediated the relationship between PTSD and alcohol use; specifically, assertiveness, dependence, self-regulation, and socializing.

Substance Abuse and Addiction