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Title: The path from negative affect to alcohol problems: Alcohol demand as mediator transcends alcohol craving.
Authors: Chang, Yi-Chun (AUTHOR), Yang, Chiao-Yu (AUTHOR), Blake-Nickels, Anne E. (AUTHOR), Ladd, Benjamin O. (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of American College Health. Apr2026, Vol. 74 Issue 4, p913-924. 12p.
Subjects: Emotion regulation, Cross-sectional method, Mindfulness, Questionnaires, Psychological adaptation, Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, Path analysis (Statistics), Binge drinking, Desire, Psychology of college students, Alcohol drinking, Alcoholism, Affect (Psychology), Confidence intervals, Alcohol drinking in college, Factor analysis
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: Objective: This study examined direct and indirect relationships among negative affect, difficulties in emotion regulation (DER), mindfulness, drinking-to-cope, alcohol craving, alcohol demand intensity, alcohol consumption, and alcohol problems. Method: 417 participants (76.74% female, Mage=20.76 years) reporting past-month heavy/binge drinking completed a cross-sectional survey. Path analysis was conducted to examine the hypothesized models. Results: Direct paths between study variables were largely consistent as hypothesized (e.g., negative affect was negatively associated with mindfulness, drinking-to-cope was positively associated with craving and demand intensity). All the indirect pathways were significant except those through craving. The acting with awareness and non-judging facets of mindfulness dominated the mediating effects between negative affect and drinking-to-cope. Nonacceptance and limited ability to modulate facets of DER dominated the mediating effects between negative affect and drinking-to-cope. Conclusions: Targeting alcohol demand intensity and the dominant facets of mindfulness and DER could help break the negative affect-alcohol problems link. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Objective: This study examined direct and indirect relationships among negative affect, difficulties in emotion regulation (DER), mindfulness, drinking-to-cope, alcohol craving, alcohol demand intensity, alcohol consumption, and alcohol problems. Method: 417 participants (76.74% female, Mage=20.76 years) reporting past-month heavy/binge drinking completed a cross-sectional survey. Path analysis was conducted to examine the hypothesized models. Results: Direct paths between study variables were largely consistent as hypothesized (e.g., negative affect was negatively associated with mindfulness, drinking-to-cope was positively associated with craving and demand intensity). All the indirect pathways were significant except those through craving. The acting with awareness and non-judging facets of mindfulness dominated the mediating effects between negative affect and drinking-to-cope. Nonacceptance and limited ability to modulate facets of DER dominated the mediating effects between negative affect and drinking-to-cope. Conclusions: Targeting alcohol demand intensity and the dominant facets of mindfulness and DER could help break the negative affect-alcohol problems link. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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