The indirect effects of trait anxiety on drug use via emotion dysregulation in a low-income sample
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2020-03-18Author
Collado, Anahi
Felton, Julia W.
Taylor, Hailey
Doran, Kelly
Yi, Richard
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript
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Copyright 2020 Taylor & Francis
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Background:
Research has demonstrated consistent associations between anxiety and illicit drug use. However, few studies to date have examined the shared risk factors that may contribute to this common comorbidity. Therefore, the current investigation tested the indirect effect of trait anxiety on drug use disorder symptoms via emotion dysregulation, a widely recognized transdiagnostic risk factor found to be relevant across both anxiety and illicit drug use.Method:
The sample was comprised of 241 adults (Mage = 50.56, SDage = 5.90; 76.8% Black) recruited from a community center serving low-income and homeless individuals. Results: Consistent with our hypothesis, structural equation modeling demonstrated an indirect effect of trait anxiety on drug use disorder symptoms through emotion dysregulation.Conclusions:
The current findings show initial support for emotion dysregulation as an explanatory vulnerability factor indirectly underlying the relationship between anxiety and drug use.
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Substance Use & Misuse on 2020 Mar 18, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10826084.2020.1741631.
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Collado, A., Felton, J. W., Taylor, H., Doran, K., & Yi, R. (2020). The Indirect Effects of Trait Anxiety on Drug Use Via Emotion Dysregulation in a Low-Income Sample. Substance use & misuse, 55(8), 1320–1326. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2020.1741631
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