Associations between alcohol consumption and empathy in a non-clinical sample: drinking motives as a moderator.
Affective empathy
Alcohol
Behavioral empathy
Cognitive empathy
Drinking motives
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 05 2024
14 05 2024
Historique:
received:
13
12
2023
accepted:
08
04
2024
medline:
15
5
2024
pubmed:
15
5
2024
entrez:
14
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
People consume alcohol for multiple reasons. Negative motives are often associated with alcohol-related problems. These problems might be explained by negative effects of high alcohol consumption on empathy. Past studies have associated alcohol use disorder (AUD) with reduced cognitive and affective empathy. Few studies have focused on non-clinical samples and considered behavioral empathy. We examined the links between alcohol consumption and multiple aspects of empathy, and if these links were moderated by negative drinking motives. We collected online data of 520 unselected individuals. All completed the AUD Identification Test (AUDIT) and a Drinking Motives Questionnaire. Affective and cognitive empathy were assessed using the Empathy Quotient. Behavioral empathy was assessed by asking participants how likely they would help the person in each of 24 scenarios involving pain. Helping others in pain was positively predicted by affective and cognitive empathy. Higher AUDIT scores were associated with helping others less, particularly among participants who scored higher on drinking to cope with negative affect. People who drink more and do so to cope with negative affect appear to have less behavioral empathy. This supports the view that negative drinking motives contribute to AUD risk.
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doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-59233-x
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-59233-x
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eng
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