Abstract
The association between alexithymia and alcohol consumption has been well documented. However, little research has investigated the mechanisms behind the association. In the present study, the relationship between alexithymia, drinking motives and alcohol consumption was examined in a group of social
(non-problem) drinkers. In a cross-sectional study, 862 participants completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Drinking Motives Questionnaire, and provided alcohol consumption information. Regression analyses
revealed that alexithymia predicts alcohol consumption. Formal mediation analyses demonstrated that this relationship was fully mediated by social, enhancement and coping drinking motives, and partially mediated
by conformity. Drinking motives may represent one mechanism to explain the association between alexithymia and alcohol consumption.
(non-problem) drinkers. In a cross-sectional study, 862 participants completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Drinking Motives Questionnaire, and provided alcohol consumption information. Regression analyses
revealed that alexithymia predicts alcohol consumption. Formal mediation analyses demonstrated that this relationship was fully mediated by social, enhancement and coping drinking motives, and partially mediated
by conformity. Drinking motives may represent one mechanism to explain the association between alexithymia and alcohol consumption.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 350-352 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Addictive Behaviors |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- Alexithymia
- Alcohol
- Drinking motives