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August 25, 2025

“I Have Mixed Drinks about Feelings” Examining Multiple Social Anxiety-Related Psychosocial Mechanisms of Alcohol Misuse

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KBKelsey Lisa Marie BowieFGFanny‐Alexandra GuimondAOAllison J. Ouimet

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals complex indirect relationships between psychosocial factors and alcohol use, suggesting clinical implications for comorbid disorders.

Key Points

  • Findings indicate that psychosocial factors influence alcohol-related risks through social anxiety and coping motives, with some factors mediating relationships.
  • The analysis of 476 participants showed that most psychosocial mechanisms were related to alcohol use problems, highlighting significant indirect effects.
  • Multivariate path analysis was used to identify eight indirect pathways, revealing the intricate relationships among distress and alcohol misuse.
  • Understanding these connections may inform targeted treatment interventions for those dealing with both social anxiety and alcohol misuse issues.

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Bowie et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5f07ad7bf08b1eae1753https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7vg2y_v1
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