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A diary study of implicit self-esteem, interpersonal interactions and alcohol consumption in college students |
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| Authors: | Tracy DeHart Howard Tennen Michael Todd |
| Affiliation: | a Loyola University of Chicago, Department of Psychology, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60202, USA b University of Connecticut Health Center, Department of Community Medicine, MC 6325, Farmington, CT 06030-6325, USA c Fairleigh Dickinson University, School of Psychology, Metropolitan Campus, 1000 River Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA d Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 1995 University Avenue, Suite 450, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA e Portland State University, Department of Psychology, 317 Cramer Hall, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, USA |
| Abstract: | A 30-day daily diary study examined the relations among implicit self-esteem, interpersonal interactions, and alcohol consumption in college students. Multilevel analyses revealed that students with low implicit self-esteem drank more on days when they experienced more negative interpersonal interactions. In contrast, students with high implicit self-esteem drank more on days when they experienced more positive interpersonal interactions. Spending time with people who were drinking mediated both the low implicit self-esteem by negative interpersonal events interaction and the high implicit self-esteem by positive interpersonal events interaction. These findings suggest that people with low implicit self-esteem may unintentionally drink as a way to regulate unfulfilled needs for acceptance. On the other hand, people with high implicit self-esteem may drink as a way to enhance positive interpersonal experiences. |
| Keywords: | Implicit self-esteem Interpersonal interactions Feelings of acceptance Alcohol consumption |
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