AIM: The aim of this study was to explore direct and indirect relationships between resilience, authenticity (authentic living, self-alienation, accepting external influences), following and ignoring positive and negative emotions and vulnerability to alcohol dependence of university students. METHODS: AUDIT (The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test) (Barbor et al. 2001), The Connor-Davidson resilience scale (Connor, Davidson, 2003), The Following Affective States Test, Gasper, Bramesfeld, 2006), The Authenticity scale (Wood et al., 2008). SAMPLE: 334 of university students from Slovakia participated (mean age = 22.15; SD = 1.41; 35.5% women, 64.5% men). RESULTS: Direct positive relationships of vulnerability to alcohol dependence and following of positive emotions and self-alienation were found. Negative relationships of vulnerability to alcohol dependence with authentic living were found. Indirect effect of resilience (mediated by authentic living, self-alienation, accepting external influences, ignoring of negative emotions) as well as an indirect effect of authentic living (mediated by following of positive and negative emotions) and indirect effect of ignoring of positive emotions (mediated by self-alienation) was detected. CONCLUSION: Highlighting the significant role of authenticity, resilience and emotional states in relation to vulnerability to alcohol dependence.

Pavol Josef Šafárik University Faculty of Arts Department of Educational Psychology and Psychology of Health Košice Slovak Republic

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