Title

Activation of alcohol expectancies in memory in relation to limb of the blood alcohol curve

Authors

Authors

M. E. Dunn;M. Earleywine

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Psychol. Addict. Behav.

Keywords

DRINKING-RELATED DIFFERENCES; EFFECTS SCALE; CHILDREN; NETWORK; ORGANIZATION; VALIDATION; CHALLENGE; MODELS; VARY; RISK; Substance Abuse; Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

Attempts to understand the mechanism by which alcohol expectancies might influence. drinking have related activation of expectancies in memory to alcohol use. Limb of the blood alcohol curve, however, has not been considered. In the present study, 527 undergraduates completed the Anticipated Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale and a drinking measure. Multidimensional scaling was used to map expectancies into memory network format, and likely activation of expectancies was empirically modeled. Heavier drinkers were most likely to activate positive and arousing expectancies associated with the ascending limb, whereas lighter drinkers were most likely to activate negative and sedating expectancies associated with the descending limb. These findings add to the literature suggesting that activation of expectancies in memory may be an important determinant of drinking behavior and a promising target for intervention strategies.

Journal Title

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volume

15

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2001

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

18

Last Page

24

WOS Identifier

WOS:000170967200004

ISSN

0893-164X

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