Document Type
Poster Presentation
Publication Date
4-24-2026
Year of Award
2026
Date Assignment Submitted
2026
Abstract
Prior research suggests that resilience is associated with the use of adaptive emotion regulation strategies, such as cognitive reappraisal, and that these strategies are linked to lower levels of problematic drinking. However, it remains unclear whether resilience is related to problematic drinking directly or indirectly through specific emotion regulation processes. This study examines associations amongst resilience, cognitive reappraisal, and problematic drinking in a sample of 188 college students. Correlational analyses indicate that resilience is not significantly associated with problematic drinking. In contrast, resilience is positively associated with cognitive reappraisal, and cognitive reappraisal is negatively associated with problematic drinking. A mediation analysis tested whether cognitive reappraisal served as an indirect pathway linking resilience to problematic drinking. Results indicate a significant indirect effect of resilience on problematic drinking through cognitive reappraisal, despite the absence of a significant direct association. Together, these results suggest that resilience may not directly reduce problematic drinking, but instead operates through specific adaptive emotion regulation strategies, such as cognitive reappraisal, that protect against problematic drinking.
Publisher
Lynn University
Conference/Symposium
Lynn University Student Research Symposium
Contest
Poster Presentations: Social Science category
City/State
Boca Raton, FL
Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Instructor
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Patrick J. Cooper
Recommended Citation
Li, Brandon; Lehman, Melissa; and Cooper, Patrick J., "From Resilience to Risk Reduction: The Role of Cognitive Reframingin Problematic Drinking" (2026). Student Publications and Presentations. 230.
https://spiral.lynn.edu/studentpubs/230
