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The Amphetamine Response Moderates the Relationship Between Negative Emotionality and Alcohol Use

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Allen, Kenneth J. D., Gabbay, Frances H.·2013·Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

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Background: Considerable evidence suggests that sensitivity to the stimulant effects of alcohol and other drugs is a risk marker for heavy or problematic use of those substances. A separate body of research implicates negative emotionality. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the independent and interactive effects of the stimulant response, assessed with an amphetamine challenge, and negative emotionality on alcohol and drug use. Methods: Healthy young women and men completed the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) and an inventory assessing alcohol and other drug use. Subsequently, the effects of 10‐mg d‐amphetamine were determined in the laboratory using the Stimulant scale of the B iphasic A lcohol E ffects S cale. Hierarchical regression analyses evaluated the effects of amphetamine response and the MPQ factor Negative Emotionality on measures of substance use. Results: The amphetamine response moderated relationships between negative emotionality and alcohol use: in combination with a robust amphetamine response (i.e., enhanced stimulant effects as compared with baseline), negative emotionality predicted greater alcohol consumption, more episodes of binge drinking, and more frequent intoxication in regression models. A strong stimulant response independently predicted having used an illicit drug, and there was a trend for it to predict having used alcohol. Negative emotionality alone was not associated with any measure of alcohol or drug use. Conclusions: Consistent with the idea that emotion‐based behavioral dysregulation promotes reward seeking, a high level of negative emotionality was associated with maladaptive alcohol use when it co‐occurred with sensitivity to drug‐based reward. The findings contribute to our understanding of how differences in personality may interact with those in drug response to affect alcohol use.

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Authors
Allen, K. J. D., & Gabbay, F. H.
Affiliations
  • Department of Psychology Clinical Research Laboratory Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
Corresponding author
Gabbay, Frances H.
Venue
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-12-14
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
348-360
ISSN
  • 0145-6008 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-0277
OpenAlex
W1974085603
Cited by
13
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110
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1.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA018674, R01DA018674)
  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
negative affectivity, amphetamine challenge, alcohol consumption, binge drinking, poisoning, illicit drug use, personality, reward seeking, moderation, young adults
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Dextroamphetamine, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Personality Inventory, Drug Users

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