2018
Assessing nicotine dependence in adolescent E-cigarette users: The 4-item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Nicotine Dependence Item Bank for electronic cigarettes
Morean ME, Krishnan-Sarin S, S O'Malley S. Assessing nicotine dependence in adolescent E-cigarette users: The 4-item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Nicotine Dependence Item Bank for electronic cigarettes. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 188: 60-63. PMID: 29753155, PMCID: PMC6983293, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette usersNicotine dependenceRisk factorsAdolescent e-cigarette usersE-cigarette useE-cigarette use onsetPotential risk factorsDependence symptomsNicotine dependence symptomsE-liquid usePast-month cigarette smokingNicotine e-liquidPast-month e-cigarette usersInternal consistencySchool-based surveyCigarette smokingSmoking cigarettesGood internal consistencyIndependent sample t-testCigarette dependenceAdolescent e-cigarette useE-cigarettesElectronic cigarettesUse onsetPROMIS
2017
Early age of e-cigarette use onset mediates the association between impulsivity and e-cigarette use frequency in youth
Bold KW, Morean ME, Kong G, Simon P, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Early age of e-cigarette use onset mediates the association between impulsivity and e-cigarette use frequency in youth. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 181: 146-151. PMID: 29055268, PMCID: PMC5683935, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useMore frequent e-cigarette useEarly ageFrequent e-cigarette useE-cigarette use onsetLong-term useE-cigarette initiationE-cigarette usersE-cigarette use frequencyE-cigarette interventionsBehavioral impulsivityRisk factorsEarly initiationUnknown health effectsDomains of impulsivityImpulsive youthE-cigarettesGreater riskPast month
2014
First Drink to First Drunk: Age of Onset and Delay to Intoxication Are Associated with Adolescent Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking
Morean ME, Kong G, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Connell C, Krishnan‐Sarin S. First Drink to First Drunk: Age of Onset and Delay to Intoxication Are Associated with Adolescent Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2014, 38: 2615-2621. PMID: 25257574, PMCID: PMC4211959, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychometrically Improved, Abbreviated Versions of Three Classic Measures of Impulsivity and Self-Control
Morean ME, DeMartini KS, Leeman RF, Pearlson GD, Anticevic A, Krishnan-Sarin S, Krystal JH, O’Malley S. Psychometrically Improved, Abbreviated Versions of Three Classic Measures of Impulsivity and Self-Control. Psychological Assessment 2014, 26: 1003-1020. PMID: 24885848, PMCID: PMC4152397, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Self-Control ScaleSelf-reported impulsivityBIS/BASTest-criterion relationshipsFactor structureImpulsivity measuresMeasurement invarianceSelf-report impulsivity measuresBarratt Impulsiveness Scale-11Self-Control ScaleScalar measurement invarianceLatent factor structureGood scale propertiesComprehensive psychometric evaluationReplicable factor structureDrinking/smokingConfirmatory factor analysisAbbreviated versionAlternative factor structuresBehavioral inhibitionActivation ScalesSelf-ControlBIS-11Substance use researchSmoking outcomes