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Gender and Direction of Effect of Alcohol Problems and Internalizing Symptoms in a Longitudinal Sample of College Students
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- Homman, Lina E. (författare)
- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Edwards, Alexis C. (författare)
- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Bin Cho, Seung (författare)
- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA; Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA; Department of African American Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Dick, Danielle M. (författare)
- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA; Department of African American Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Kendler, Kenneth S. (författare)
- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- 2016-11-16
- 2017
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Substance Use & Misuse. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1082-6084 .- 1532-2491. ; 52:4, s. 429-438
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Abstract
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- Background: Alcohol problems and internalizing symptoms are consistently found to be associated but how they relate to each other is unclear. Objective: The present study aimed to address limitations in the literature of comorbidity of alcohol problems and internalizing symptoms by investigating the direction of effect between the phenotypes and possible gender differences in college students. Method: We utilized data from a large longitudinal study of college students from the United States (N = 2607). Three waves of questionnaire-based data were collected over the first two years of college (in 2011–2013). Cross-lagged models were applied to examine the possible direction of effect of internalizing symptoms and alcohol problems. Possible effects of gender were investigated using multigroup modeling. Results: There were significant correlations between alcohol problems and internalizing symptoms. A direction of effect was found between alcohol problems and internalizing symptoms but differed between genders. A unidirectional relationship varying with age was identified for males where alcohol problems initially predicted internalizing symptoms followed by internalizing symptoms predicting alcohol problems. For females, a unidirectional relationship existed wherein alcohol problems predicted internalizing symptoms. Conclusions/Importance: We conclude that the relationship between alcohol problems and internalizing symptoms is complex and differ between genders. In males, both phenotypes are predictive of each other, while in females the relationship is driven by alcohol problems. Importantly, our study examines a population-based sample, revealing that the observed relationships between alcohol problems and internalizing symptoms are not limited to individuals with clinically diagnosed mental health or substance use problems.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Beroendelära (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Substance Abuse (hsv//eng)
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- Alcohol; internalizing symptoms; depression; anxiety; longitudinal; college sample; cross-lagged modeling
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