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Alcohol-induced disinhibition expectancies and impaired control as prospective predictors of problem drinking in undergraduates.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20025361     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Trait disinhibition is associated with problem drinking and alcohol drinking can bring about a state of disinhibition. It is unclear however, if expectancies of alcohol-induced disinhibition are unique predictors of problem drinking. Impaired control (i.e., difficulty in limiting alcohol consumption) may be related to disinhibition expectancies in that both involve issues of control related to alcohol use. Data from a prospective survey of undergraduates assessed during freshman (N = 337) and senior year (N = 201) were analyzed to determine whether subscales of the Drinking-Induced Disinhibition Scale (Leeman, Toll, & Volpicelli, 2007) and the Impaired Control Scale (Heather et al., 1993) predicted unique variance in heavy episodic drinking and alcohol-related problems. In Time 1 cross-sectional models, Dysphoric disinhibition expectancies predicted alcohol-related problems and impaired control predicted both alcohol-related problems and heavy episodic drinking. In prospective models, Time 1 impaired control predicted Time 2 alcohol-related problems and Time 1 Euphoric/social Disinhibition expectancies predicted Time 2 heavy episodic drinking. These findings suggest that expectancies of alcohol-induced disinhibition and impaired control predict unique variance in problem drinking cross-sectionally and prospectively, and that these phenomena should be targeted in early intervention efforts.
Authors:
Robert F Leeman; Benjamin A Toll; Laura A Taylor; Joseph R Volpicelli
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors     Volume:  23     ISSN:  1939-1501     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychol Addict Behav     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-12-22     Completed Date:  2010-03-02     Revised Date:  2011-08-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8802734     Medline TA:  Psychol Addict Behav     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  553-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2009 APA
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06405, USA. robert.leeman@yale.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Alcohol Drinking / psychology*
Alcoholic Intoxication / psychology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethanol / poisoning*
Female
Humans
Impulsive Behavior / psychology*
Life Change Events
Male
Questionnaires
Regression Analysis
Social Behavior*
Social Environment
Students / psychology*
Universities
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
F31 AA014743/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; F31 AA014743-01/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; K12 DA000167/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; K12 DA000167-16/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; P50 AA012870-03/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; P50 AA12870/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA016621/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA016621-02/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; T32 DA007238-16/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; T32 DA07238/DA/NIDA NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
64-17-5/Ethanol
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Psychol Addict Behav. 2010 Sep;24(3):435

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