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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Problematic drinking."”.
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The effect of social support and quality of life on attitudes towards drinking in a population of older adults.
… present study examined the relationship between problematic drinking, age at onset of problematic drinking, alcohol expectancies, the role of social support, and quality of life (specifically life satisfaction). Study participants were 155 men and women aged 55 and older recruited from local …
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A multimodal, longitudinal investigation of alcohol’s emotional rewards and alcohol consumption over time in young adults
… emotional rewards play a key role in reinforcing problematic drinking. Studies employing survey methods, in which participants recall and aggregate their experiences with alcohol in a single questionnaire, indicate that self-reported expectancies and motivations surrounding alcohol’s emotional …
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Adult Sexual Abuse, Disordered Eating Behaviors, and Substance Abuse: The Role of Internalized Shame and Maladaptive Coping Strategies
… effects of sexual abuse are a greater risk of problematic eating, drinking and drug use among women, making this population at particular risk for co-occurrence of sexual abuse, disordered eating and substance use. Despite these statistics, the impact of adult sexual abuse (ASA) on disordered …
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Problematic Alcohol Use and Marital Adjustment: An Interdependence Theory Perspective
… marriage generally predicts decreased heavy drinking and alcohol problems, many couples develop and maintain alcohol use disorders during marriage and other committed relationships. When one person is affected by problem drinking, it both affects and is affected by their close relationships, …
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Probabilistic category learning and memory systems functioning in those at-risk for alcohol abuse.
The transition from non-problematic to problematic drinking may be related to neuropsychological functioning, especially difficulties in memory functioning. The goal of this study was to examine declarative and non-declarative memory functioning in high-risk drinking college students using the …
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Alcohol Use In Inpatient Psychiatric Clinicians
… and ethical issues associated with uncovering problematic drinking behavior in the workplace. The present study sought to estimate the current prevalence of self-reported alcohol use in 59 inpatient psychiatric clinicians. Results indicated that 66.1% report current alcohol use, 30.5% report …
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Gender role conflict and alcohol metacognitions : implications for the Marlatt Model of Relapse Prevention
… of a triphasic metacognitive formulation for problematic drinking (Spada, Caselli, & Wells, 2012) represents the single most important advance in alcohol treatment since the advent of the Marlatt model. The formulation postulates that a reduction in positive and negative alcohol metacognitive …
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The Impact of Mother and Adolescent Offspring Distress Reduction Training on Maternal Anxiety and Alcohol Related Behaviors Following Conflict
… promise. Conflict is common in families with problematic drinking and anxiety disorders and the affective impact of parent-offspring conflict is malleable. Distress reduction skills, such as cognitive reappraisal, are effective in reducing distress during conflict. The current study examined …
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Acculturation, Peer Influence, Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies, and Alcohol Use and Related Problems among Asian and Pacific Islander College Students
… as factors contributing to variations in drinking behavior among this population. However, less is known about the experience of alcohol-related problems. The current study assessed the use of alcohol protective behavioral strategies as a potential causal pathway to drinking behavior and …
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Panic Disorder, Trait Anxiety, and Risk Drinking in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women
… and differences in alcohol use and at-risk drinking among these women. In addition, the study assessed whether meeting diagnostic criteria for Panic Disorder, having had a recent panic attack, and trait anxiety influence alcohol use and at risk drinking among women, and whether pregnancy …
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It’s my life : staying in control. Developing a school-based intervention to facilitate adolescent behaviour change with respect to alcohol consumption
… of low socioeconomic status and predictor of problematic drinking, might not only influence healthier attitudes and behaviours regarding alcohol consumption, but also improve self esteem and wellbeing, and encourage school engagement leading to positive educational outcomes. A universal …
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Cortical - Basal Ganglia Circuits: Control of Behaviour and Alcohol Misuse
… waiting impulsivity were associated with problematic drinking behaviours in both groups. Together, this work establishes that discrete functional subzones of small subcortical regions can be differentiated in humans and that their behavioural correlates can be similarly mapped. The …
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Development of a Brief Screening Measure for Depression and Problem Drinking
… has been associated with both depression and problematic alcohol use, was also examined through additional questions. The research study investigated the psychometric properties of the PHQ-4 and the AUDIT-C, and explored if eight impulsivity items from the UPPS-P measure could enhance …
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DRINKING, DESPAIR AND THE STATE AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF A BREWING SUBCULTURE IN RURAL KENYA
… and suffered in childhood are precursors to problematic drinking behaviour in later life. There are clearly defined gender roles in production and consumption of alcohol with women primarily undertaking production and sale of brew, and men dominating the drinking scene. A full description of …
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The Neurocognitive Dynamics Underlying Loss of Control in Alcohol Misuse and Addiction
“That’s the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.” Charles Bukowski, Women Diverse motivations …