Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
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Psychol Addict Behav · May 2021
Historical trauma and substance use among American Indian people with current substance use problems.
In the United States, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people suffer health inequities associated with alcohol and other drug use and also experience historical trauma symptoms resulting from colonization. Research suggests that historical trauma may be associated with substance use among AI/ANs. ⋯ When distressing trauma symptoms are low, historical trauma thoughts may act as a protective factor or as a marker for other factors associated with better substance use outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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Psychol Addict Behav · Mar 2021
A large-scale prospective study of big wins and their relationship with future financial and time involvement in actual daily fantasy sports contests.
Early big wins might have a psychological impact upon gamblers that increases their likelihood of intemperate gambling; however, there has been a paucity of empirical research examining this effect using actual gambling data. ⋯ Our results collectively indicate the existence of a big win effect in DFS. For some players, big wins might instill unrealistic expectations about future probabilities of winning and lead to increased-and potentially excessive-engagement. Explanations from cognitive psychology (e.g., the illusion of control) and behavioral psychology (e.g., operant conditioning) might help to explain the big win effect. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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Psychol Addict Behav · Feb 2021
Alcohol use problems and opioid misuse and dependence among adults with chronic pain: The role of distress tolerance.
Alcohol use has been associated with opioid misuse and dependence among adults with chronic pain. Yet, mechanisms underlying the relation between alcohol use problems and opioid misuse and dependence have yet to be fully explored among this population. Distress tolerance, reflecting the perceived ability to withstand negative emotional states, has demonstrated independent associations with alcohol use problems and opioid misuse, but these associations have not been explored among persons with chronic pain. ⋯ Participants included 424 adults (74.1% female; Mage = 38.3, SD = 11.1) reporting current chronic pain and opioid medication use. Results indicated that alcohol use problems were significantly associated with current opioid misuse (B = 0.54, p < .001) and severity of opioid dependence (B = 0.08, p = .002) only for those with lower distress tolerance. These findings suggest that among individuals with chronic pain, the association between alcohol use problems and opioid misuse as well as opioid dependence severity is amplified among those with lower perceived distress tolerance. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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Psychol Addict Behav · Sep 2019
Swiping right: Alcohol, online dating, and sexual hookups in postcollege women.
The development of online dating has created a cultural shift in how emerging adults approach dating. The present study examined retrospective and event-level associations between alcohol, online dating, and sexual hookups among a sample of single, postcollege women. Participants completed baseline and 24 electronic daily diary surveys on alcohol use, sexual behavior, and method for meeting their sexual partners. ⋯ Measured in the daily diary surveys, meeting a sexual hookup partner online was associated with lower levels of intoxication during the hookup relative to when meeting at bars/parties, even when including location just prior to the hookup in the model. The baseline retrospective analyses also indicated that meeting a partner online was associated with drinking less frequently before a sexual hookup relative to meeting a partner at a bar/party. Interventions to address alcohol use, method for meeting a partner, and location prior to hookups could be effective in decreasing potential negative consequences of alcohol-related sexual behavior in emerging adult women. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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Psychol Addict Behav · Sep 2018
Oregon recreational marijuana legalization: Changes in undergraduates' marijuana use rates from 2008 to 2016.
There have been few studies of marijuana use before and after recreational marijuana legalization (RML) in affected states. We tested whether marijuana use rates increased more among college students in Oregon than in non-RML states following Oregon RML in July 2015. Repeated cross-sectional National College Health Assessment-II surveys were completed by random samples of students within participating colleges from 2008 to 2016. ⋯ Changes in marijuana use after RML did not differ significantly for participants under and over age 21 years. Some study limitations would be addressed with higher survey response rates, inclusion of other Oregon institutions, and controls for marijuana and other substance policies. Still, findings are consistent with an effect of RML on rates of marijuana use among young adult college students, which may have important public health implications. (PsycINFO Database Record