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Social anxiety and depression are common mental health diagnoses that are highly related to the use of substances. Researchers have found relationships between social anxiety and depression with alcohol and marijuana use problems. However, interrelations among population characteristics, internalizing symptoms, substance use, and substance use problems can cloud research findings. Undergraduate students (n = 221, 57.0% female) and community members (n = 269, 50.2% female) completed questionnaires regarding internalizing symptoms and substance use. We conducted a series of hierarchical linear regressions, which revealed that social anxiety and depression were differentially associated with substance use problems in the undergraduate and community samples, above and beyond the amount and frequency of use. Results of this study suggest that clinicians target social anxiety and depression symptoms among their clients to potentially reduce alcohol or marijuana use problems.
Author(s): Emily M. Bartholomay [sup.1] , Bryant M. Stone [sup.1] , Grace A. Lyons [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.411026.0, 0000 0001 1090 2313, Southern Illinois University, , 1125 Lincoln Drive, [...]