| Beer à No-Go: Learning to stop responding to alcohol cues reduces alcohol intake via reduced affective associations rather than increased response inhibition. | |
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PMID: 22296168 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Aims Previous research showed that consistently not responding to alcohol-related stimuli in a Go/No-Go training reduces drinking behavior. This study aimed to further examine the mechanisms underlying this Go/No-Go training effect. Design, setting, and participants Fifty-seven heavy drinkers were randomly assigned to two training conditions: In the beer/no-go condition, alcohol-related stimuli were always paired with a stopping response, while in the beer/go condition, participants always responded to alcohol-related stimuli. Participants were individually tested in a laboratory at Maastricht University. Measurements Weekly alcohol intake, implicit attitudes toward beer, approach-avoidance action tendencies toward beer, and response inhibition were measured before and after the training. Findings Results showed a significant reduction in both implicit attitudes (p= .03) and alcohol intake (p= .02) in the beer/no-go condition, but not in the beer/go condition. There were no significant training effects on action tendencies or response inhibition. Conclusions Repeatedly stopping prepotent responses toward alcohol-related stimuli effectively reduces excessive alcohol use via a devaluation of alcohol-related stimuli rather than via increased inhibitory control over alcohol-related responses. |
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Katrijn Houben; Remco C Havermans; Chantal Nederkoorn; Anita Jansen |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-1 |
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Title: Addiction (Abingdon, England) Volume: - ISSN: 1360-0443 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-2 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9304118 Medline TA: Addiction Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 The Authors, Addiction © 2012 Society for the Study of Addiction. |
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Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University. |
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