Annotated Citation Week 5
Armeli, S., Tennen, H., Todd, M., Carney, M. A., Mohr, C.,
Affleck, G., & Hromi, A. (2003). A daily process
examination of the stress-response dampening effects of alcohol consumption. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 17,
266-276.
This
article looks at the relationship between alcohol consumption and its effect of
stress-response dampening during daily negative events and mood states. The
study found that alcohol reduces stress; drinking in distracting social
situations has a larger impact on stress and anxiety than drinking alone.
Drinking alone actually increases anxiety and other mood states that are
present. Alcohol also had a more powerful impact stress during days that were
rated to be highly negative.
I
found this study to be extremely informative about how drinking specifically
lowers stress by diverting attention to social situations and narrows the
individuals perceptions of negative emotions during these social situations. I
think this will be very helpful in my research!