2023
The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Association Between Substance Use Stigma and Depressive Symptoms Among Trauma-Exposed, Substance-Using Individuals
Wang K, Schick M, Quinn D, Weiss N. The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Association Between Substance Use Stigma and Depressive Symptoms Among Trauma-Exposed, Substance-Using Individuals. Stigma And Health 2023, 8: 243-251. PMID: 37577451, PMCID: PMC10419118, DOI: 10.1037/sah0000313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion dysregulationSubstance use stigmaDepressive symptomsPositive emotion dysregulationTrauma-exposed individualsSubstance-using adultsSelf-report measuresAdverse mental health outcomesSubstance-using individualsSubstance use severityMental health outcomesPositive emotionsStigma copingTraumatic eventsCommunity sampleIntervention effortsInitial supportUse severityRole of dysregulationMental healthStigma experiencesCommunity participantsCurrent studyStigmaIndividuals
2020
Post‐traumatic stress disorder's relation with positive and negative emotional avoidance: The moderating role of gender
Schick M, Weiss N, Contractor A, Suazo N, Spillane N. Post‐traumatic stress disorder's relation with positive and negative emotional avoidance: The moderating role of gender. Stress And Health 2020, 36: 172-178. PMID: 31919954, DOI: 10.1002/smi.2920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorder symptom severityPost-traumatic stress disorderNegative emotional avoidancePositive emotional avoidanceEmotional avoidanceSymptom severityTrauma-related emotionsTrauma-exposed individualsModerating roleEvidence of gender differencesGender-sensitive recommendationsInteraction of genderStress disorderNegative emotionsDisorders RelatedEmotional experienceExamined genderGender differencesAvoidanceEmotionsModerate resultsModeratelySeverityGenderNorth-eastern United States
2019
Posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use: Identifying the underlying role of difficulties regulating positive emotions
Weiss N, Schick M, Contractor A, Dixon-Gordon K. Posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use: Identifying the underlying role of difficulties regulating positive emotions. Addictive Behaviors 2019, 96: 119-126. PMID: 31075729, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.04.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom severityDifficulties regulating positive emotionsPosttraumatic stress disorderSymptom severityPositive emotionsSubstance useEmotion dysregulationAlcohol useStress disorderCo-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorderPositive zero-order correlationsDrug useTrauma-exposed individualsZero-order correlationsReduce substance useNegative emotionsEmotionsAmazon MTurkCo-occurrenceDisordersAlcoholDysregulationPotential utilitySeverityDifficulties