Examination of trait impulsivity on the response to a brief mindfulness intervention among college student drinkers
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Mindfulness-based strategies show promise for targeting the construct of impulsivity and associated variables among problematic alcohol users. This study examined the moderating role of intervention (mindfulness vs relaxation vs control) on trait impulsivity and three outcomes examined post-intervention (negative affect, positive affect, and urge to drink) among 207 college students with levels of at-risk drinking. Moderation analyses revealed that the relationship between baseline impulsivity and the primary outcomes significantly differed for participants who underwent the mindfulness versus relaxation interventions. Notably, simple slope analyses revealed that negative urgency was positively associated with urge to drink following the mindfulness intervention. Among participants who underwent the relaxation intervention, analysis of simple slopes revealed that negative urgency was negatively associated with urge to drink, while positive urgency was positively associated with positive affect following the relaxation intervention. Findings suggest that level (low vs high) and subscale of impulsivity matter with regard to how a participant will respond to a mindfulness versus relaxation intervention.
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In college students, MBIs compared with relaxation showed a significant smoking and craving reduction.
“In college students, MBIs compared with relaxation (34, 51, 67) showed a significant smoking and craving reduction”
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The Results (§3.2; page unavailable) report no significant change in urge to drink following the interventions, contrary to the claimed significant craving reduction. This study examined college student drinkers, not smoking outcomes; its Introduction (§1.1) attributes a reduction in smoking among college students to a different study. (LLM, conf=0.89)
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“In college students, MBIs compared with relaxation (34, 51, 67) showed a significant smoking and craving reduction, an increased activity at inferior frontal gyrus/ventrolateral PFC and ACC/medial PFC and a decreased activity at cerebellum, posterior cingulated cortex/precuneus, and other regions after the interventio…”
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- Authors
- Vinci, C., Peltier, M., Waldo, K., Kinsaul, J., Shah, S., Coffey, S. F., & Copeland, A. L.
- Affiliations
- Rice University (US)
- Louisiana State University (US)
- Durham VA Medical Center (US)
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Vinci, Christine
- Venue
- Psychiatry Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-08
- Volume
- 242
- Pages
- 365-374
- ISSN
- 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4975969
- OpenAlex
- W2345885014
- Cited by
- 41
- References
- 24
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- FWCI
- 0.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Civil War Book Review (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (K99MD010468)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- trait impulsivity, mindfulness-based interventions, relaxation intervention, university students, hazardous drinking, negative urgency, positive urgency, negative affect, positive affect, alcohol abuse, moderation
- MeSH terms
- Alcohol Drinking in College, Adolescent, Female, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Relaxation, Risk Factors, Students, Universities, Young Adult, Self Report, Early Medical Intervention, Mindfulness
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