2024
Comparing the Psychometric Properties of Reward and Relief Drinking Measures
Votaw V, Pearson M, Kranzler H, Roos C, Yeater E, Witkiewitz K. Comparing the Psychometric Properties of Reward and Relief Drinking Measures. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2024 PMID: 38900509, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEcological momentary assessmentDrinking measuresPsychometric propertiesMomentary assessmentConcurrent validityAlcohol use disorder treatmentResponse to naltrexoneProperties of rewardsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestWithin-person associationsAlcohol use disorderDisorders Identification TestInternal consistency reliabilityReward drinkingTest-retest reliabilityAcamprosate treatmentAlcohol cravingRelief drinkingAversive statesFindings to clinical practiceCommunity sampleUse disorderPharmacotherapy outcomesDisorder treatmentAlcohol use
2021
Examining a brief measure and observed cutoff scores to identify reward and relief drinking profiles: Psychometric properties and pharmacotherapy response
Votaw VR, Mann K, Kranzler HR, Roos CR, Nakovics H, Witkiewitz K. Examining a brief measure and observed cutoff scores to identify reward and relief drinking profiles: Psychometric properties and pharmacotherapy response. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 232: 109257. PMID: 35042096, PMCID: PMC8885897, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief measureCutoff scorePharmacotherapy responseAlcohol dependence severityItem response theoryGood construct validityNegative statesLatent profilesDrinking situationsDisorder outcomesDependence severityDifferential itemPsychometric propertiesDrinking subgroupDrinking measuresConstruct validityPositive experiencesHeavy drinkingRewardResponse theoryAUD medicationsDrinking profilesNaltrexone treatment responseDrinkingMeasures