2024
Affective Motivations for Substance Misuse Differentially Relate to Consideration of Multiple Costs During Effortful Decision Making
Ruiz S, Levy I, Baskin-Sommers A. Affective Motivations for Substance Misuse Differentially Relate to Consideration of Multiple Costs During Effortful Decision Making. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2024, 133: 554-564. PMID: 39101939, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance useEffort Expenditure for Rewards TaskEffortful decision makingDiverse community sampleReward taskNegative affectPositive affectCommunity sampleComputational model parametersDifferential relationsHeightened sensitivityAffecting motivationDecision makingAffectLoss magnitudeMotivationCost informationIndividualsSubstancesLikelihood of lossTaskMakingEffective decision makingUseMultiple costs
2023
An ‘embedded brain’ approach to understanding antisocial behaviour
Viding E, McCrory E, Baskin-Sommers A, De Brito S, Frick P. An ‘embedded brain’ approach to understanding antisocial behaviour. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2023, 28: 159-171. PMID: 37718176, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistinct neurocognitive fingerprints reflect differential associations with risky and impulsive behavior in a neurotypical sample
Ruiz S, Brazil I, Baskin-Sommers A. Distinct neurocognitive fingerprints reflect differential associations with risky and impulsive behavior in a neurotypical sample. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 11782. PMID: 37479846, PMCID: PMC10362008, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38991-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpulsive behaviorNathan Kline Institute-Rockland SampleNeurotypical sampleEpisodic memoryPositive urgencyNegative urgencyEmotion featuresAttention featuresNeurocognitive functionNeurocognitionDifferential associationsIndividual-specific profilesSubstance useNormative rangeExternalizingSubtle variabilityIndian buffet processImpulsivitySubfunctionsMemoryBehaviorLatent featuresDeficitsEngagementIndividuals
2022
Psychopathy and Substance Use Disorders
Brennan G, Stuppy-Sullivan A, Baskin-Sommers A. Psychopathy and Substance Use Disorders. Dangerous Behavior In Clinical And Forensic Psychology 2022, 263-291. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83156-1_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive–affective factors underlying disinhibitory disorders and legal implications
Baskin-Sommers A, Ruiz S, Sarcos B, Simmons C. Cognitive–affective factors underlying disinhibitory disorders and legal implications. Nature Reviews Psychology 2022, 1: 145-160. DOI: 10.1038/s44159-022-00020-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-affective factorsDisinhibitory disordersCognitive-affective functioningSpecific psychological problemsPersonality disorderPsychological scienceSubstance use disordersAntisocial personality disorderBorderline personality disorderPsychological problemsNon-violent crimeSuccessful interactionSubstance misuseUse disordersCorrectional facilitiesDomestic violenceDisordersLegal interventionIndividualsMembers of societyViolent crimeInterventionImplicationsPsychopathyAggression
2021
Toward Targeted Interventions: Examining the Science Behind Interventions for Youth Who Offend
Baskin-Sommers A, Chang S, Estrada S, Chan L. Toward Targeted Interventions: Examining the Science Behind Interventions for Youth Who Offend. Annual Review Of Criminology 2021, 5: 1-25. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-criminol-030620-023027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividual differencesEmotional reactionsMultisystem interventionsYouthful offendingSocial experienceYouth perceiveIndividual factorsYouthActive engagementAppropriate interventionsTargeted interventionsInterventionAntisocialityOffendingExperienceComplex behaviorPerceivePeersEngagementIntervenersIndividualsSpecific environmentalCombination of factorsResearchBehaviorPhysical Aggression Is Associated With More Effective Postdecisional Processing of Social Threat
Brennan G, Baskin-Sommers A. Physical Aggression Is Associated With More Effective Postdecisional Processing of Social Threat. Clinical Psychological Science 2021, 9: 413-433. DOI: 10.1177/2167702620966294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical aggressionSocial decisionsThreatening facesAngry ruminationNonthreatening facesSocial threatAggressive individualsAggressionSteeper decreasesHigh ambiguityIncarcerated menModerate ambiguityProcessingFaceEmotionsRuminationAngerConfidenceHappinessAmbiguityTaskDecisionsParticipantsIndividualsFindings
2020
Procedurally just organizational climates improve relations between corrections officers and incarcerated individuals
Peterman D, Rubien-Thomas E, O’Brien T, Richeson J, Casey B, Meares T, Tyler T, Baskin-Sommers A. Procedurally just organizational climates improve relations between corrections officers and incarcerated individuals. Psychology Crime And Law 2020, 27: 456-475. DOI: 10.1080/1068316x.2020.1818238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrectional officersProcedural justiceOrganizational factorsWork environmentSelf-report measuresCorrectional settingsPersonality traitsOrganizational climateRacial biasTreatment of inmatesHigher perceptionCorrections officersPositive attitudesPreliminary evidencePrevious researchJust cultureCorrectional institutionsIncarcerated individualsInmate experiencesAttitudesHumane attitudeInmatesOfficersIndividualsAgreeableness
2019
Aberrant Cost–Benefit Integration During Effort-Based Decision Making Relates to Severity of Substance Use Disorders
Stuppy-Sullivan A, Buckholtz J, Baskin-Sommers A. Aberrant Cost–Benefit Integration During Effort-Based Decision Making Relates to Severity of Substance Use Disorders. Clinical Psychological Science 2019, 8: 155-168. DOI: 10.1177/2167702619868155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersSevere substance use disordersAversive affective statesLow reward optionCost-benefit decision makingEffort-based decisionUse disordersCost-benefit decisionsSeverity of useIndividual differencesReward taskEffort expenditureAffective statesValue signalsEffortful behaviorCommunity sampleIntertemporal decisionsPrevious researchDecision makingMultiple decision variablesIndividualsLess attentionDisordersDecisionsTask
2018
Individuals with Psychopathic Traits view Distracting Neutral Information as Negatively Valenced
Tillem S, Baskin-Sommers A. Individuals with Psychopathic Traits view Distracting Neutral Information as Negatively Valenced. International Journal Of Forensic Mental Health 2018, 17: 25-34. DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2017.1405126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeutral informationPsychopathic individualsInterpersonal-affective traitsAdult male offendersAttention abnormalitiesLocalizer taskAffective informationAffective valenceCognitive scienceInterpersonal deficitsAffective responsesTrait viewMale offendersPsychopathyDevaluationIndividualsFurther supportValenceNeurobiologyOffendersTaskDeficitsInformationAttentionContext