Using substances to cope with social anxiety: Associations with use and consequences in daily life.
Katherine A WalukevichBrian H CalhounAnne M FairlieJennifer M CadiganMegan E PatrickChristine M LeePublished in: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (2022)
Days young adults used substances to cope with social anxiety were high-risk days for elevated substance use and consequences, regardless of baseline social anxiety. Positive consequences attained through drinking to cope with social anxiety may be an important pathway that reinforces coping motivated use. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).