2021
The Anticipated Effects of Cannabis Scale (AECS): Initial Development and Validation of an Affect- and Valence-Based Expectancy Measure
Waddell J, Corbin W, Meier M, Morean M, Metrik J. The Anticipated Effects of Cannabis Scale (AECS): Initial Development and Validation of an Affect- and Valence-Based Expectancy Measure. Psychological Assessment 2021, 33: 180-194. PMID: 33151731, PMCID: PMC9973752, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis expectanciesNegative expectationsEvidence of incremental validityAssociated with cannabis useCannabis use frequencyFactor analysisTwo-factor structureAssociated with more negative consequencesConfirmatory factor analysisExploratory factor analysisAlcohol expectanciesCannabis misuseIncremental validityCannabis effectsCannabis frequencyDependence symptomsCannabis usePsychometric limitationsExpectancy itemsValence-basedExpectancy measuresPredictive utilityCannabisPositive expectationsPrior research
2015
Evaluating the accuracy of alcohol expectancies relative to subjective response to alcohol
Morean M, Corbin W, Treat T. Evaluating the accuracy of alcohol expectancies relative to subjective response to alcohol. Addictive Behaviors 2015, 51: 197-203. PMID: 26291291, PMCID: PMC4772766, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative alcohol expectanciesEffects of Alcohol ScaleAlcohol expectanciesAlcohol-related problemsAlcohol ScaleSubjective Effects of Alcohol ScaleBinge drinkingArousal effectPositive effects of alcoholBlood alcohol levelsFrequent binge drinkingSimulated bar settingAssociated with frequent binge drinkingEffects of alcoholPositive alcohol expectanciesSubjective responsesPsychometrically sound assessmentAlcohol-related risksEvaluate measurement invarianceSubjective effectsAlcohol levelsSecondary data analysisEmpirical supportBar settingProtective functionDifferences in subjective response to alcohol by gender, family history, heavy episodic drinking, and cigarette use: refining and broadening the scope of measurement.
Morean M, Corbin W, Treat T. Differences in subjective response to alcohol by gender, family history, heavy episodic drinking, and cigarette use: refining and broadening the scope of measurement. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2015, 76: 287-95. PMID: 25785804, PMCID: PMC5374480, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubjective response to alcoholSubjective Effects of Alcohol ScaleResponse to alcoholHigh arousalPlacebo-controlled alcohol administration studyFamily history of alcoholismEffects of Alcohol ScaleMultigroup confirmatory factor analysisAlcohol administration studyMean-level comparisonsCigarette smoking statusFamily historyHistory of alcoholismHeavy drinking statusConfirmatory factor analysisHeavy episodic drinkingDrinking statusSmoking statusAlcohol ScaleSubjective effectsHeavy episodic drinkersSimulated bar settingEpisodic drinkersScalar MIEpisodic drinking