The Role of Trait Impulsivity in the Associations between Rumination and Alcohol-Related Outcomes. (12th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pollack, Shira R.; Kiselica, Andrew M.; Borders, Ashley
• Is Part Of: Substance use & misuse. Volume 56:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 743
• Page End: 750
• Publication Date: 2021-05-12
• Subjects: Rumination -- impulsivity -- alcohol consumption -- alcohol problems -- aggression; Narcotic habit -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Behavior, Addictive -- Periodicals; Sustance-Related Disorders -- Periodicals; 362.2905
• DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1879143
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1082-6084

Abstract

Abstract: Background/Purpose: Emerging adults engage in high rates of alcohol consumption, which contribute to negative alcohol-related consequences and alcohol-related aggression. Rumination, or repetitive thinking about negative experiences, predicts greater negative alcohol-related consequences and alcohol-related aggression. Mechanisms of these associations are not well understood. We examined whether impulsivity mediates the effect of rumination on alcohol-related outcomes. We also tested an alternative model in which impulsivity moderates the effect of rumination on these outcomes. Methods: In a cross-sectional study with 202 undergraduates, we assessed trait rumination, four facets of impulsivity (urgency, premeditation, perseverance, and sensation seeking), recent alcohol use, negative alcohol-related consequences, and alcohol-related aggression. Results: Mediational analyses revealed that rumination indirectly predicted greater negative alcohol-related consequences and alcohol-related aggression via more urgency. Moderational analyses yielded nonsignificant interactions. Conclusion: Although cross-sectional data cannot suggest causality, the pattern of correlations suggests that rumination may lead to more clinically relevant alcohol-related outcomes because it triggers rash responding to negative affect.