2024
Hair cortisol and substance use among women currently experiencing intimate partner violence: The role of PTSD symptom severity
Forkus S, Goldstein S, Schick M, Flanagan J, Weiss N. Hair cortisol and substance use among women currently experiencing intimate partner violence: The role of PTSD symptom severity. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 261: 111378. PMID: 38936182, PMCID: PMC11439414, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderEcological momentary assessmentPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsSubstance use behaviorsIntimate partner violencePosttraumatic stress disorder symptom severityCortisol levelsSubstance usePosttraumatic stress disorder severityHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axisUse behaviorsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomologyBinge drinkingHair cortisolHPA axis functionDays of drinkingAssociated with dysfunctionLow cortisol levelsPartner violenceStress disorderDays drinkingMomentary assessmentSymptom severityAmount of alcoholCortisol response
2021
The role of positive affect in the association between stress and college student alcohol use
Schick M, Spillane N, Breines J. The role of positive affect in the association between stress and college student alcohol use. Journal Of American College Health 2021, 71: 249-256. PMID: 33651662, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1891075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequency of binge drinkingCoping drinking motivesCoping motivesPositive emotionsBinge drinkingDrinking motivesPositive affectCollege student alcoholTarget positive emotionsCollege student drinkingNortheastern public universityStudent drinkingPerceived stressAlcohol useEmotionsStudent alcoholBingeAffectResilience researchMotivationDrinkingOnline surveyCollegeRegression analysisAssociation
2018
Creation and validation of the barriers to alcohol reduction (BAR) scale using classical test theory and item response theory
Kunicki Z, Schick M, Spillane N, Harlow L. Creation and validation of the barriers to alcohol reduction (BAR) scale using classical test theory and item response theory. Addictive Behaviors Reports 2018, 7: 47-52. PMID: 29450256, PMCID: PMC5805497, DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2018.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchItem response theoryClassical test theoryYoung Adult Alcohol Consequences QuestionnaireBrief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences QuestionnaireExploratory structural equation modelingBinge drinkingAlcohol-related consequencesTwo-factor structureNon-binge drinkersResponse theoryPast-month binge drinkingAlcohol reductionConsequences QuestionnaireStructural equation modelingTest theoryDiscriminant validityDrinking behaviorConvergent validityBinge drinkersCollege studentsDiverse sampleUndergraduate student populationInternal consistencyPhysical activityUnidimensionality assumption