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Item Benefit finding as a moderator of the relationship between spirituality/religiosity and drinking(Addictive Behaviors, 2013-11) Foster, Dawn W.; Quist, Michelle C.; Young, Chelsie M.; Bryan, Jennifer L.; Nguyen, Mai-Ly; Neighbors, ClaytonThis study evaluated benefit finding as a moderator of the relationship between spiritual and religious attitudes and drinking. Previous research indicates that undergraduates who drink heavily experience negative alcohol-related consequences. Literature also suggests that spirituality and religiosity (S/R) is protective against heavy drinking (e.g., Yonker, Schnabelrauch, & DeHaan, 2012) and that finding meaning, which is conceptually related to benefit finding, is negatively associated with alcohol use (e.g., Wells, 2010). Seven hundred undergraduate students completed study materials including measures of drinking, benefit finding, and S/R. Based on previous research, we expected that S/R and benefit finding would be negatively associated with drinking. Furthermore, we expected that benefit finding would moderate the association between S/R and drinking, such that S/R would be more negatively associated with drinking among those higher in benefit finding. Consistent with expectations, a negative association between S/R and drinking was present, and was stronger among those high in benefit finding. These findings extend previous research by demonstrating that the protective effect of S/R on drinking appears to be particularly true among those who find benefit following traumatic experiences. This study extends previous research showing that S/R is negatively associated with drinking by evaluating benefit finding (measured via the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory; Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996) as a potential moderator of the relationship between S/R and drinking. This study contributes to the alcohol literature seeking to understand and identify individual factors in drinking and determine how S/R and benefit finding relate to drinking.Item GAMIFY YOUR LIFE: GOAL ATTAINMENT USING VIDEO GAME MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS(2016-05) Quist, Michelle C.; Knee, C. Raymond; Neighbors, Clayton; Bachman, Christine; Bryan, Jennifer L.Over the past two decades, advancements in technology have paved the way for the rise of video games as the world’s most popular entertainment medium. Researchers have dedicated a great deal of time and energy exploring both positive and negative effects of video games on society, especially to vulnerable populations such as children and young adults. This paper investigated the associations of video game usage, basic needs satisfaction, and well-being, and how those mechanisms may be used to support goal attainment and relieve college maladjustment through two diary studies. Results were mixed; finding that though video game usage was positively associated with basic needs satisfaction and that basic needs satisfaction mediated the relationship between video game usage and well-being, there was no significant increase in goal attainment or college adjustment in the video game experiment compared to the control goal attainment task. Implications for future research are discussed.Item I like people who drink like me: Perceived appeal as a function of drinking status(Addictive Behaviors, 2016-02) Young, Chelsie M.; DiBello, Angelo M.; Nguyen, Mai-Ly; Quist, Michelle C.; Foster, Dawn W.; Bryan, Jennifer L.; Neighbors, ClaytonIntroduction: Individuals rate opposite sex faces as more attractive after consuming or being primed with alcohol. However, other traits such as intelligence and likeability have not been examined and might vary as a function of information about one's drinking habits. We expected social drinkers to be rated more positively than heavy drinkers, abstainers, or recovering alcoholics. We further hypothesized that faces with similar drinking habits to participants would be rated as more appealing. Methods: Five hundred ninety-four undergraduates viewed 25 opposite sex faces randomly paired with drinking information, and rated each face on perceived appeal. Results: Hierarchical linear models revealed that social drinkers were rated as most appealing, as expected. Unexpectedly, recovering alcoholics were rated as the next most appealing, followed by abstainers, then heavy drinkers. The interaction between drinker type and participants’ own drinking predicting ratings indicated that the heavier the participant drinks, the more favorably they rated heavy drinkers compared to other types of drinkers. Thus, as expected, ratings varied as a function of participants’ own drinking; however, ratings did not vary as a function of participants’ alcohol-related problems. Conclusions: Findings support hypotheses in that social drinkers were generally perceived as appealing compared to other drinker types, and ratings tended to be influenced by participants’ own drinking. Individuals’ prototypes and norms regarding drinking may influence how they perceive others when others’ drinking habits are known. This might be especially important to consider with heavy drinkers who may seek out others who drink similarly, which could reinforce problematic drinking.Item Tears in your beer: Gender differences in coping drinking motives, depressive symptoms and drinking(International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction, 2014-12) Foster, Dawn W.; Young, Chelsie M.; Nguyen, Mai-Ly; Quist, Michelle C.; Bryan, Jennifer L.; Neighbors, ClaytonThis study evaluates associations between coping drinking motives (CDM; drinking to regulate negative affect), depressive symptoms, and drinking behavior and extends the literature by also taking into account gender differences. Two hundred forty-three college students (Mean age = 22.93, SD = 6.29, 82% female) participated. Based on previous research, we expected that CDM would be positively associated with drinking and problems, particularly among those higher in depressive symptoms, as individuals experiencing higher levels of negative affect (i.e. depressive symptoms) and who drink to cope are likely to drink more and experience more alcohol-related problems. Lastly, based on established gender differences, we expected that CDM would be positively associated with drinking and problems, especially among females higher in depressive symptoms. Unexpectedly, findings suggested that CDMs were positively related to peak drinking, especially among those lower in depressive symptoms. Results further revealed a significant three-way interaction between CDM, depressive symptoms, and gender when predicting alcohol-related problems and drinking frequency. Specifically, we found that CDM were more strongly associated with problems among women who were lower in depressive symptoms; whereas CDM were more strongly associated with problems among men who were higher in depressive symptoms. These findings offer a more comprehensive depiction of the relationship between depressive symptoms, CDM, and drinking behavior by taking into account the importance of gender differences. These results provide additional support for considering gender when designing and implementing alcohol intervention strategies.