Studies show that more positive relationship satisfaction can mitigate the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression severity on hazardous drinking in military samples. However, past studies were not circumscribed to female service members/veterans (SM/V), who represent the fastest growing demographic in the military. Moreover, studies did not examine moderators of specific symptom clusters of PTSD and depression with hazardous drinking. Indeed, recent studies have shown that the more depressive and cognitive clusters are associated with greater dysfunction. The current study extended this literature in a convenience sample of 584 female SM/V who completed self-report measures of hazardous drinking, PTSD, depression, and relationship satisfaction. PTSD or depression severity, relationship satisfaction, and their interaction, were examined as correlates of hazardous drinking after accounting for relationship, demographic, and military characteristics. For both overall PTSD and depression severity, higher relationship satisfaction weakened their association with hazardous drinking. Such results were consistent when global scores were replaced with PTSD-related negative alterations in cognitions and mood and somatic depression symptom clusters, but not for PTSD-related dysphoric arousal, anhedonia, or non-somatic depression symptom clusters. Findings suggest that to lessen the association of PTSD or depressive symptoms with problematic drinking, interventions aimed at improving relationship satisfaction may be worth considering among women in relationships. Moreover, symptom cluster analyses show that the cognitive and depressive components of PTSD, as well as the physical symptoms of depression, are most problematic, pinpointing specific areas of function on which to intervene.

研究表明，在军事样本中，更积极的关系满意度可以减轻创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 和抑郁严重程度对危险饮酒的影响。然而，过去的研究并不局限于女性服役人员/退伍军人 (SM/V)，她们代表了军队中增长最快的人口。此外，研究没有检查 PTSD 和抑郁症的特定症状群的调节因素。事实上，最近的研究表明，抑郁和认知集群越多，功能障碍就越严重。当前的研究在 584 名女性 SM/V 的便利样本中扩展了这一文献，她们完成了危险饮酒、创伤后应激障碍、抑郁和关系满意度的自我报告措施。PTSD 或抑郁严重程度、关系满意度及其相互作用，在考虑了关系、人口统计和军事特征后，被检查为危险饮酒的相关性。对于整体 PTSD 和抑郁症的严重程度，较高的关系满意度削弱了他们与危险饮酒的关联。当全局评分被 PTSD 相关的认知、情绪和躯体抑郁症状群的负面改变所取代时，这些结果是一致的，但对于 PTSD 相关的烦躁觉醒、快感缺乏或非躯体抑郁症状群则不然。研究结果表明，为了减少 PTSD 或抑郁症状与酗酒问题的关联，旨在提高关系满意度的干预措施可能值得在恋爱中的女性中考虑。此外，症状聚类分析表明，PTSD 的认知和抑郁成分，