Coping motives for alcohol and cannabis use better reflect negative emotionality than emotion regulation deficits in young adults.
These findings undermine the assertion that coping motives reflect deficits in adaptive emotion regulation strategies rather than a broad tendency towards negative affectivity. Research should seek to understand what global self-reports of coping motives reflect.
Authors
- Diego J Moss
- Lauren McClain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5739-9575)
- Max A. Halvorson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3113-2458)
- Jonas Dora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0651-8479)
- Kevin Michael King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8358-9946)
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.25-00126
- Primary Topic
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00