The Role of Coping Motives in the Relationship Between PTSD and Alcohol-Related Consequences in OEF/OIF Veterans

Author

Cameron Quan

Date

2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Psychology

Committee Chair

Meghan McDevitt-Murphy

Committee Member

Mollie B Anderson

Committee Member

James G Murphy

Abstract

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) are highly comorbid, and this co-occurrence is of particular concern among veterans. Alcohol misuse has shown to be a method of coping with negative PTSD symptoms. In a harm reduction approach, alcohol-related consequences can serve as an outcome measure in the testing of brief alcohol interventions when measured through severity level. The current investigation is a secondary analysis using data from a trial of two brief interventions used in a veteran sample published by McDevitt-Murphy and colleagues (2014). This study investigated: (a) the 3-factor model of the DrInC and (b) the moderating effects of coping motives on the relationship between PTSD severity and alcohol-related consequences in a sample of 68 OEF/OIF veterans. Significant reductions were only found for the DrInC Mild and Moderate factors. Coping motives did not moderate the relationship between PTSD severity and alcohol-related consequences.

Comments

Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest

Notes

Open Access

Recommended Citation

Quan, Cameron, "The Role of Coping Motives in the Relationship Between PTSD and Alcohol-Related Consequences in OEF/OIF Veterans" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3089.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/3089