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Research paper thumbnail of Enhancement motives moderate the relationship between high arousal positive moods and drinking quantity: Evidence from a 22-day experience sampling study

Drug and Alcohol Review

Individuals who consume alcohol may be distinguished by their drinking motives. Enhancement motiv... more Individuals who consume alcohol may be distinguished by their drinking motives. Enhancement motives involve drinking to enhance positive moods. Research on the moderating effect of enhancement motives on the within-person relation between daily positive mood and drinking has not differentiated between high- (e.g. hyper) and low-arousal (e.g. cheerful) positive moods. The present study addressed this limitation. We hypothesised that enhancement motives would positively moderate the relationship between mid-afternoon high-arousal positive mood and evening drinking. Using a palm pilot-based experience sampling design, 143 undergraduate drinkers answered daily surveys assessing positive mood (mid-afternoon) and drinks (evening) for 22 consecutive days. As hypothesised, enhancement motives strengthened the relation between high-arousal positive moods and drinking. Upon closer examination, the mood-drinking slope for those high in enhancement motives was unexpectedly flat, whereas the moo...

Research paper thumbnail of Enhancement motives moderate the relationship between high-arousal positive moods and drinking quantity: Evidence from a 22-day experience sampling study

Drug and alcohol review, Jan 4, 2015

Individuals who consume alcohol may be distinguished by their drinking motives. Enhancement motiv... more Individuals who consume alcohol may be distinguished by their drinking motives. Enhancement motives involve drinking to enhance positive moods. Research on the moderating effect of enhancement motives on the within-person relation between daily positive mood and drinking has not differentiated between high- (e.g. hyper) and low-arousal (e.g. cheerful) positive moods. The present study addressed this limitation. We hypothesised that enhancement motives would positively moderate the relationship between mid-afternoon high-arousal positive mood and evening drinking. Using a palm pilot-based experience sampling design, 143 undergraduate drinkers answered daily surveys assessing positive mood (mid-afternoon) and drinks (evening) for 22 consecutive days. As hypothesised, enhancement motives strengthened the relation between high-arousal positive moods and drinking. Upon closer examination, the mood-drinking slope for those high in enhancement motives was unexpectedly flat, whereas the moo...

Research paper thumbnail of A Critical Review of Laboratory-Based Studies Examining the Relationships of Social Anxiety and Alcohol Intake

Current Drug Abuse Reviewse, 2010

Research has revealed inconsistencies regarding the relationship between social anxiety and alcoh... more Research has revealed inconsistencies regarding the relationship between social anxiety and alcohol use. The goal of the current review is to examine lab-based studies that have been conducted in an attempt to help disentangle the social anxiety -alcohol link. Specifically, this review focuses on the most prominent theories present in this area of research, namely, the Tension Reduction Theory, the Stress-Response Dampening Model, the Self-Awareness Model, the Attention Allocation Model, and the Appraisal-Disruption Model. The review then describes the empirical studies that have been conducted to test predictions derived from each of these theories. This is followed by a discussion of some methodological considerations in this area of research, including an examination of participant characteristics, study selection criteria, alcohol administration procedures, the nature of the anxiety-inducing tasks that have been used in this area of research, and the different types of outcome measures that are typically used to measure social anxiety. The review ends with some tentative conclusions and directions for future research, including recommendations to recruit individuals with high levels of trait social anxiety, to closely monitor blood alcohol levels achieved at different time points during the study, to examine more interaction-based social anxiety provoking tasks, and to employ a wider range of outcome measures (e.g., cognitive and behavioural outcomes relevant to social anxiety).

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring the Effect of Alcohol on Post-Event Processing Specific to a Social Event

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 2010

Inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between social anxiety and alcohol use suggest t... more Inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between social anxiety and alcohol use suggest that further research is needed to explore how alcohol affects various components of social anxiety. Post-event processing, or rumination after social events, is an element of cognitive models of social anxiety that is related to increased levels of social anxiety. The goal of the current study was to explore the interrelationships among social anxiety, post-event processing, and alcohol use. A sample of 208 university students completed online questionnaires to assess their levels of trait social anxiety and trait depression as well as their alcohol consumption at a specific social event. Participants then completed questionnaires to assess levels of post-event processing specific to the social event they attended. Results revealed that the amount of alcohol individuals consumed at the event predicted increased levels of post-event processing above and beyond levels of trait social anxiety and depression. As such, drinking may lead to increased post-event processing in student samples.

Research paper thumbnail of A further investigation of the relations of anxiety sensitivity to smoking motives

Addictive Behaviors, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Drinking and Thinking: Alcohol Effects on Post-event Processing in Socially Anxious Individuals

Cognitive Therapy and Research, 2014

We examined the effects of drinking alcohol at the time of a social event on later post-event pro... more We examined the effects of drinking alcohol at the time of a social event on later post-event processing among socially anxious individuals. A sample of 84 (43 males, M age = 21.36 years, SD age = 2.06) undergraduates were randomly assigned to an alcohol (n = 44; mean blood alcohol concentration = .057 %), or a no alcohol (n = 40) condition. Following beverage consumption and absorption, they participated in a social interaction with an opposite-gendered confederate. Four days later, participants completed a measure of post-event processing of this interaction. A significant beverage condition by gender interaction was observed on levels of post-event processing: post-event processing levels were lower in the alcohol versus the no alcohol condition for females, whereas they were higher in the alcohol versus the no alcohol condition for males. This pattern of alcohol reinforcement might help explain observed gender differences in the odds of alcohol use disorders in social anxiety disorder.

Research paper thumbnail of Enhancement motives moderate the relationship between high arousal positive moods and drinking quantity: Evidence from a 22-day experience sampling study

Drug and Alcohol Review

Individuals who consume alcohol may be distinguished by their drinking motives. Enhancement motiv... more Individuals who consume alcohol may be distinguished by their drinking motives. Enhancement motives involve drinking to enhance positive moods. Research on the moderating effect of enhancement motives on the within-person relation between daily positive mood and drinking has not differentiated between high- (e.g. hyper) and low-arousal (e.g. cheerful) positive moods. The present study addressed this limitation. We hypothesised that enhancement motives would positively moderate the relationship between mid-afternoon high-arousal positive mood and evening drinking. Using a palm pilot-based experience sampling design, 143 undergraduate drinkers answered daily surveys assessing positive mood (mid-afternoon) and drinks (evening) for 22 consecutive days. As hypothesised, enhancement motives strengthened the relation between high-arousal positive moods and drinking. Upon closer examination, the mood-drinking slope for those high in enhancement motives was unexpectedly flat, whereas the moo...

Research paper thumbnail of Enhancement motives moderate the relationship between high-arousal positive moods and drinking quantity: Evidence from a 22-day experience sampling study

Drug and alcohol review, Jan 4, 2015

Individuals who consume alcohol may be distinguished by their drinking motives. Enhancement motiv... more Individuals who consume alcohol may be distinguished by their drinking motives. Enhancement motives involve drinking to enhance positive moods. Research on the moderating effect of enhancement motives on the within-person relation between daily positive mood and drinking has not differentiated between high- (e.g. hyper) and low-arousal (e.g. cheerful) positive moods. The present study addressed this limitation. We hypothesised that enhancement motives would positively moderate the relationship between mid-afternoon high-arousal positive mood and evening drinking. Using a palm pilot-based experience sampling design, 143 undergraduate drinkers answered daily surveys assessing positive mood (mid-afternoon) and drinks (evening) for 22 consecutive days. As hypothesised, enhancement motives strengthened the relation between high-arousal positive moods and drinking. Upon closer examination, the mood-drinking slope for those high in enhancement motives was unexpectedly flat, whereas the moo...

Research paper thumbnail of A Critical Review of Laboratory-Based Studies Examining the Relationships of Social Anxiety and Alcohol Intake

Current Drug Abuse Reviewse, 2010

Research has revealed inconsistencies regarding the relationship between social anxiety and alcoh... more Research has revealed inconsistencies regarding the relationship between social anxiety and alcohol use. The goal of the current review is to examine lab-based studies that have been conducted in an attempt to help disentangle the social anxiety -alcohol link. Specifically, this review focuses on the most prominent theories present in this area of research, namely, the Tension Reduction Theory, the Stress-Response Dampening Model, the Self-Awareness Model, the Attention Allocation Model, and the Appraisal-Disruption Model. The review then describes the empirical studies that have been conducted to test predictions derived from each of these theories. This is followed by a discussion of some methodological considerations in this area of research, including an examination of participant characteristics, study selection criteria, alcohol administration procedures, the nature of the anxiety-inducing tasks that have been used in this area of research, and the different types of outcome measures that are typically used to measure social anxiety. The review ends with some tentative conclusions and directions for future research, including recommendations to recruit individuals with high levels of trait social anxiety, to closely monitor blood alcohol levels achieved at different time points during the study, to examine more interaction-based social anxiety provoking tasks, and to employ a wider range of outcome measures (e.g., cognitive and behavioural outcomes relevant to social anxiety).

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring the Effect of Alcohol on Post-Event Processing Specific to a Social Event

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 2010

Inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between social anxiety and alcohol use suggest t... more Inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between social anxiety and alcohol use suggest that further research is needed to explore how alcohol affects various components of social anxiety. Post-event processing, or rumination after social events, is an element of cognitive models of social anxiety that is related to increased levels of social anxiety. The goal of the current study was to explore the interrelationships among social anxiety, post-event processing, and alcohol use. A sample of 208 university students completed online questionnaires to assess their levels of trait social anxiety and trait depression as well as their alcohol consumption at a specific social event. Participants then completed questionnaires to assess levels of post-event processing specific to the social event they attended. Results revealed that the amount of alcohol individuals consumed at the event predicted increased levels of post-event processing above and beyond levels of trait social anxiety and depression. As such, drinking may lead to increased post-event processing in student samples.

Research paper thumbnail of A further investigation of the relations of anxiety sensitivity to smoking motives

Addictive Behaviors, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Drinking and Thinking: Alcohol Effects on Post-event Processing in Socially Anxious Individuals

Cognitive Therapy and Research, 2014

We examined the effects of drinking alcohol at the time of a social event on later post-event pro... more We examined the effects of drinking alcohol at the time of a social event on later post-event processing among socially anxious individuals. A sample of 84 (43 males, M age = 21.36 years, SD age = 2.06) undergraduates were randomly assigned to an alcohol (n = 44; mean blood alcohol concentration = .057 %), or a no alcohol (n = 40) condition. Following beverage consumption and absorption, they participated in a social interaction with an opposite-gendered confederate. Four days later, participants completed a measure of post-event processing of this interaction. A significant beverage condition by gender interaction was observed on levels of post-event processing: post-event processing levels were lower in the alcohol versus the no alcohol condition for females, whereas they were higher in the alcohol versus the no alcohol condition for males. This pattern of alcohol reinforcement might help explain observed gender differences in the odds of alcohol use disorders in social anxiety disorder.