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Drinking to regulate negative romantic relationship interactions: The moderating role of self-esteem |
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| Authors: | Tracy DeHart Howard Tennen Michael Todd |
| Institution: | a Department of Psychology, Loyola University of Chicago, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626, USA b Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecicut Health Center, MC 6325, Farmington, CT 06030-6325, USA c Department of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1000 River Road,Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA d Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 1995 University Avenue, Suite 450, Berkeley, CA, USA |
| Abstract: | A 30-day diary study examined the relations among trait self-esteem, negative romantic relationship interactions, and alcohol consumption. Multilevel analyses revealed that people with low trait self-esteem (compared with people with high trait self-esteem) drank more on days when they experienced more negative relationship interactions with their romantic partners. In addition, daily increases in state self-esteem buffered people with low trait self-esteem from the desire to drink in response to negative romantic relationship interactions. In contrast, participants with high and low self-esteem both decreased their drinking in response to negative non-romantic relationship events, but people with low self-esteem decreased their drinking less. These findings suggest that people with low trait self-esteem may drink as a way to regulate unfulfilled needs for acceptance. |
| Keywords: | Self-esteem Close relationships Feelings of acceptance Alcohol consumption |
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