Abstract

The Purpose of this study was to examine the moderated mediaton effect of social support through impulsivity on the relationship between college students’ stress and drinking problems. A survey was conducted using the Life Stress Scale for College Students, the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), the Korean UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale, and the Social Support Scale. Data were analyzed from a total of 217 college students. The results of the study were as follows: First, all variables in this study showed statistically significant correlations. Second, a mediation effect of impulsivity on the relationship between college students’ stress and drinking problems was found. Third, a moderation effect of social support on the relationship between college students’ stress and impulsivity was found. Also, a moderation effect of social support on the relationship between impulsivity and drinking problems was found. Finally, an analysis of Hayes’s (2013) process macro model 58. social support also moderated a mediation effect of students’ stress on their drinking problems through impulsivity. Based on these results, the implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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