Kennedy, Gemma L. (2016) Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, Experiential Avoidance and Motives for Alcohol Consumption. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Emotion regulation, distress tolerance and experiential avoidance have been identified as important factors related to alcohol consumption motives. However, these variables are all highly correlated and little work has been conducted to delineate whether these emotional functioning constructs are differentially related to alcohol consumption motives. To fill this gap in the existing literature, the present study sought to evaluate whether emotion regulation, distress tolerance and experiential avoidance were differentially related to alcohol consumption motives in a sample of 258 adults, 50.4% of whom were currently enrolled in University (69.8% women; Mage = 30.20, SD = 12.15). Additionally, coping motives for alcohol consumption was assessed as a possible mediator between emotion regulation and hazardous alcohol consumption. Results indicated that emotion regulation and experiential avoidance, but not distress tolerance, were uniquely and significantly related to coping motives for alcohol consumption, but not enhancement, social or conformity motives. Additionally, coping motives for alcohol consumption fully mediated the relationship between emotion regulation and hazardous alcohol consumption.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Counselling (1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Zahra Izadikhah |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2025 04:15 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Aug 2025 04:15 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | emotion regulation ; distress tolerance ; experiential avoidance ; alcohol use motives ; hazardous alcohol consumption |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52464 |
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