Positive urgency worsens the impact of normative feedback on 21st birthday drinking
Whitt Z, Bernstein M, Spillane N, Stein L, Suffoletto B, Neighbors C, Schick M, Cyders M. Positive urgency worsens the impact of normative feedback on 21st birthday drinking. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 204: 107559. PMID: 31563804, PMCID: PMC6878139, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAnniversaries and Special EventsFemaleHumansMaleRisk-TakingStudentsText MessagingUniversitiesYoung AdultConceptsLevels of positive urgencyPositive urgencyBirthday drinkingIntervention conditionNormative feedbackAssociated with more alcohol consumptionResponse to positive emotionsAlcohol consumptionReducing 21st birthday drinkingPersonalized normative feedbackAlcohol-related consequencesActual alcohol consumptionAssociated with drinkingHierarchical linear regressionReduce alcohol consumptionModerated-mediation modelPlanned drinkingNegative consequencesAssociated with greater numbersDrinking problemsPositive emotionsModerated-mediationUndergraduate studentsControl conditionParticipantsUsing the text-messaging program SmokefreeTXT to support smoking cessation for nondaily smokers
Hoeppner B, Hoeppner S, Schick M, Milligan C, Helmuth E, Bergman B, Abroms L, Kelly J. Using the text-messaging program SmokefreeTXT to support smoking cessation for nondaily smokers. Substance Use & Misuse 2019, 54: 1260-1271. PMID: 30999794, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1552300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNondaily smokersAbstinence self-efficacyWithin-person changesCons of smokingMechanisms of changeReports of smokingReduce cravingEMA protocolQuit daySmoking cessation interventionsText messagesRetrospective recallText messaging programTreatment endSelf-efficacySmokersSmoking cessationExploratory analysisCessation interventionsCravingSmokingEnhance engagementSmokefreeTXTPoor perceptionWeeks