01/28/2026
Exciting to see this paper has been published! First authored by grad student, Katie Thomas, we found that the indirect effect of posttraumatic stress symptoms on heavy episodic drinking occurred via relationship impairment and this effect was moderated by s*x, such that posttraumatic stress symptoms were related to heavy drinking indirectly via relationship impairment for women, but not men. Results highlight the importance of considering s*x differences in efforts to understand factors related to alcohol use. Check out the full text here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1mUyzAUkM2is7T LSU LSU Research LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences