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Self-determination, perceived approval, and drinking: Differences between Asian Americans and Caucasians
(Addictive Behaviors, 2013)
The present research assessed racial differences in the associations among controlled orientation, injunctive norms, and increased drinking by White and Asian American college students. Previous research has noted racial ...
Anxiety sensitivity and hazardous drinking among persons living with HIV/AIDS: An examination of the role of emotion dysregulation
(Addictive Behaviors, 2016-12)
Hazardous drinking is prevalent among persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Anxiety sensitivity is a vulnerability factor that is highly associated with hazardous drinking among seronegatives, but has yet to be tested in ...
An interdependent look at perceptions of spousal drinking problems and marital outcomes
(Alcohol, 2015-09)
Research indicates a bidirectional association between heavy alcohol use and marital quality among couples. The current research extends previous research on the role of interpersonal perception by examining how partner ...
Use of mobile devices to answer online surveys: Implications for research
(BMC Research Notes, 2013)
Background: There is a growing use of mobile devices to access the Internet. We examined whether participants who used a mobile device to access a brief online survey were quicker to respond to the survey but also, less ...
Emotion Dysregulation Explains Associations between Anxiety Sensitivity and Hazardous Drinking and Drinking Motives among Adult Treatment-Seeking Smokers
(Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2017-03)
Smoking and drinking frequently co-occur. For example, alcohol use is associated with smoking lapses during quit attempts. However, little is known regarding psychological factors explaining drinking among smokers. Anxiety ...
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Event Specific Prevention Strategies for Reducing Problematic Drinking Associated with 21st Birthday Celebrations
(Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012)
Objective: While research has documented heavy drinking practices and associated negative consequences of college students turning 21, few studies have examined prevention efforts aimed to reduce high-risk drinking during ...
Investigation of sex differences in microglial response to binge ethanol and exercise
(Brain Sciences, 2017-10)
The female brain appears selectively vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of alcohol, but the reasons for this are unclear. One possibility is an exaggerated neuroimmune response in the female brain, such that alcohol ...
Exercise and alcohol consumption: What we know, what we need to know, and why it is important
(Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2015-11)
Exercise provides a wealth of benefits to brain and body, and is regarded as a protective factor against disease. Protective factors tend to cluster together – that is, people who engage in one healthy behavior, such as ...
A multisite randomized trial of normative feedback for heavy drinking: Social comparison versus social comparison plus correction of normative misperceptions
(Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2016-03)
Objective: Given widespread alcohol misuse among college students, numerous intervention programs have been developed, including personalized normative feedback (PNF). Most research evaluating PNF assumes that presenting ...
Randomized controlled trial of a spring break intervention to reduce high-risk drinking
(Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2014-04)
Objective: While recent studies have documented high-risk drinking occurring during Spring Break (SB), particularly on SB trips with friends, published intervention studies are few. The present study evaluated the efficacy ...