Life stress events and alcohol misuse: Distinguishing contributing stress events from consequential stress events

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1319-1339

  Hart, Kenneth E ^a   Fazaa, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol misuse; Confounding; Criterion contamination; Life stress; Risk factor; Tension reduction hypothesis; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS; STUDENT; TENSION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; STUDENTS;

EID: 4444370596     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120039390     Document Type: Article

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