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Ecological momentary assessment of acute alcohol use disorder symptoms: Associations with mood, motives, and use on planned drinking days.

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Dvorak, Robert D., Pearson, Matthew R., Day, Anne M.·2014·Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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Several theories posit that alcohol is consumed both in relation to one's mood and in relation to different motives for drinking. However, there are mixed findings regarding the role of mood and motives in predicting drinking. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods provide an opportunity to evaluate near real-time changes in mood and motives within individuals to predict alcohol use. In addition, endorsement of criteria of an alcohol use disorder (AUD) may also be sensitive to changes within subjects. The current study used EMA with 74 moderate drinkers who responded to fixed and random mood, motive, alcohol use, and AUD criteria prompts over a 21-day assessment period. A temporal pattern of daytime mood, evening drinking motivation, and nighttime alcohol use and acute AUD symptoms on planned drinking days was modeled to examine how these associations unfold throughout the day. The results suggest considerable heterogeneity in drinking motivation across drinking days. Additionally, an affect regulation model of drinking to cope with negative mood was observed. Specifically, on planned drinking days, the temporal association between daytime negative mood and the experience of acute AUD symptoms was mediated via coping motives and alcohol use. The current study found that motives are dynamic, and that changes in motives may predict differential drinking patterns across days. Further, the study provides evidence that emotion-regulation-driven alcohol involvement may need to be examined at the event level to fully capture the ebb and flow of negative affect motivated drinking.

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Authors
Dvorak, R. D., Pearson, M. R., & Day, A. M.
Affiliations
  • North Dakota State University (US)
  • University of New Mexico (US)
  • Brown University (US)
Venue
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
Published
2014-08
Volume
22
Issue
4
Pages
285-297
ISSN
  • 1064-1297 (ISSN-L)
  • 1936-2293
OpenAlex
W1971344124
Cited by
149
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 1
FWCI
6.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • North Dakota State University
  • National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (T32 AA007459)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Keywords
alcoholism, drinking motives, mood, negative affect, emotion regulation, coping motives, moderate drinkers
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Alcohol Drinking, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Young Adult

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