| Curiosity killed the cocktail? Curiosity, sensation seeking, and alcohol-related problems in college women. | |
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PMID: 20080358 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Curiosity, composed of two factors: exploration and absorption, has been previously associated with life satisfaction, life meaningfulness, and enhanced positive affect. It also shares some overlap with sensation seeking, which has been linked to alcohol use and other addictive behaviors. The present research explored the association between curiosity and college women's problematic drinking in the context of sensation seeking. Participants (79 women) completed questionnaires measuring curiosity, sensation seeking, alcohol consumption, and consequences related to alcohol consumption. A zero-inflated negative binomial model indicated that curiosity and sensation seeking accounted for unique variance in alcohol-related problems after controlling for drinking. The curiosity factors had opposing relationships to alcohol-related problems: higher scores on absorption were associated with more alcohol-related problems whereas higher scores on exploration were associated with fewer alcohol-related problems. Should findings be replicated, the curiosity factors may represent additional prevention and intervention targets. Future directions for research about curiosity and drinking and for the inclusion of positive psychology constructs in addictive behaviors research are discussed. |
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Authors:
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Kristen P Lindgren; Peter M Mullins; Clayton Neighbors; Jessica A Blayney |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-01-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Addictive behaviors Volume: 35 ISSN: 1873-6327 ISO Abbreviation: Addict Behav Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-01 Completed Date: 2011-06-08 Revised Date: 2011-07-28 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7603486 Medline TA: Addict Behav Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 513-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173, USA. klindgre@richmond.edu |
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Adolescent Alcohol Drinking / psychology* Exploratory Behavior* Female Humans Longitudinal Studies Questionnaires Risk-Taking* Students / psychology* Universities Washington |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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K99 AA 017669/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; K99 AA017669-01/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS |
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