Abstract
The present study explored the relationships between negative emotions and alcohol use in British Asian and White university students. A convenience sample of 239 participants (120 British Asians and 119 British White) completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Quantity Frequency Scale (QFS). Correlation and regression analyses revealed that there was a positive relationship between negative emotions and alcohol consumption for Whites but not for Asians. These preliminary results suggest that British Asian students consume alcohol at similar levels to British White students, but may be doing so for social rather than for emotional self-regulatory purposes. The practical implications of these findings are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 75-83 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. Spada, M. M., & Moneta, G. (2005). Ethnicity as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Negative Emotions and Alcohol Use in British Asian and White University Students. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 3(4), 75–83. https://doi.org/10.1300/J233v03n04_06. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Keywords
- Alcohol
- Asian
- British
- Emotions
- University students
