Increased tobacco and alcohol use among women with joint hypermobility : a way to cope with anxiety? - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Rheumatology International Année : 2015

Increased tobacco and alcohol use among women with joint hypermobility : a way to cope with anxiety?

Résumé

Joint hypermobility (JH) is a common trait of heritable disorders of the connective tissue which has been identified as a risk factor for anxiety states. Anxiety and other negative emotions lead some people to use tobacco and alcohol as a coping strategy. The purpose of this study was to examine JH in relation to the consumption of these psychoactive substances and the associated anxiety and coping strategies. A cross-sectional sample of 305 female college students completed self-administered questionnaires on JH, tobacco and alcohol use, state and trait anxiety, and coping strategies. The prevalence of JH in the final sample (N = 301) was 51.8 %. The percentage of smokers, smokers using tobacco to calm anxiety, at-risk drinkers, tobacco and alcohol users, and the number of standard drinks consumed per week were significantly higher among females with JH than among those without it. The percentage of participants with severe state anxiety was significantly higher in the JH group, as were the emotion-focused coping score. The results of the logistic regression analysis showed that the odds of being assessed with JH were greater in those who consume tobacco and alcohol. This study provides evidence that women with JH report higher levels of state anxiety than non-JH women and use emotion-focused coping (i.e., efforts to regulate affect) more than any other coping strategies to deal with stress. These factors may help explain the increase in tobacco and alcohol use observed in this population.
Fichier non déposé

Dates et versions

hal-03067933 , version 1 (15-12-2020)

Licence

Paternité - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification

Identifiants

Citer

Carolina Baeza-Velasco, Anne Stoebner-Delbarre, Florence Cousson-Gélie, Guillem Pailhez, Antonio Bulbena, et al.. Increased tobacco and alcohol use among women with joint hypermobility : a way to cope with anxiety?. Rheumatology International, 2015, 35 (1), pp.177-181. ⟨10.1007/s00296-014-3053-8⟩. ⟨hal-03067933⟩
19 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More