Date of Submission
2017
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Department
Psychology
Department Chair
Robert A DiTomasso, PhD, ABPP
First Advisor
Stephanie L. Felgoise, PhD, ABPP
Second Advisor
Stephen Poteau, PhD
Third Advisor
David Rubenstein, PsyD
Abstract
Coping was examined as a potential predictor for alcohol consumption with an undergraduate college population. Eighty-nine undergraduate students in the United States participated in the study by completing a survey between February and October 2016. A hierarchical multiple regression was used to analyze whether specific coping styles predict problematic drinking among undergraduate college students who report experiences of perceived stress. The following self-report questionnaires measured the variables: the subjective portion of the Perceived Stress Scale, Coping Strategies Inventory-Short Form (CSI-S), Cahalan’s (1969) Quantity Frequency Index, and a background demographic questionnaire developed to assess basic demographic information. Findings revealed that weekend drinking was predicted by emotion-focused disengagement. Students with higher scores on the emotion-focused disengagement reported more problematic weekend drinking than other study participants. This study expanded upon existing literature by further clarifying the correlation between stress and drinking among undergraduate college students.
Recommended Citation
Twersky, Shoshana S., "Coping Styles as Predictors of Alcohol Consumption with Undergraduate College Students Perceiving Stress" (2017). PCOM Psychology Dissertations. 428.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/psychology_dissertations/428