2022
Depression and alcohol use in American Indian adolescents: The influence of family factors
Schick M, Nalven T, Thomas E, Weiss N, Spillane N. Depression and alcohol use in American Indian adolescents: The influence of family factors. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 141-151. PMID: 35076972, PMCID: PMC8988920, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-occurrence of depressionDepressive symptomsAlcohol useFamily factorsFamily warmthGreater depressive symptomsStatistically significant positive associationCulturally sensitive preventionNationally representative sampleAI adolescentsInfluence of family factorsSignificant positive associationParental monitoringGreater alcohol useRepresentative sampleSensitive preventionTreatment approachesAlcohol misuseGeneral populationLevels of parental monitoringAmerican Indian adolescentsPositive associationSymptomsDepressionIndian adolescents
2021
The moderating role of emotion dysregulation in the relation between potentially morally injurious experiences and alcohol misuse among military Veterans
Forkus S, Schick M, Goncharenko S, Thomas E, Contractor A, Weiss N. The moderating role of emotion dysregulation in the relation between potentially morally injurious experiences and alcohol misuse among military Veterans. Military Psychology 2021, 33: 41-49. PMID: 38536244, PMCID: PMC10013211, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2020.1842640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive emotion dysregulationEmotion dysregulationUS military veteransMilitary veteransAlcohol misuseSample of US military veteransAlcohol misuse interventionsSimple slope testsCommunity sampleMisuse interventionsPMIEsModerating roleVeteransEmotionsDysregulationAlcoholMisusePervasive problemMoral standardsInjury experiencePotential utilityInjury eventsSlope test
2020
Alcohol to down-regulate negative and positive emotions: Extending our understanding of the functional role of alcohol in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder
Weiss N, Goncharenko S, Raudales A, Schick M, Contractor A. Alcohol to down-regulate negative and positive emotions: Extending our understanding of the functional role of alcohol in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 115: 106777. PMID: 33359633, PMCID: PMC7855539, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom severityAlcohol use disorderPositive emotionsSymptom severityAlcohol useAlcohol misuseAssociation of PTSD symptom severityModels of posttraumatic stress disorderNegative emotionsContext of positive emotionsFunction of alcohol usePTSD symptom severitySubstance-using individualsEffects of alcohol usePTSD-AUDTrauma-exposedStress disorderNegative reinforcementUse disorderAversive reactionsReinforcement functionEmotionsAlcoholDisordersHistory of sexual assault, past-year alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems in American Indian adolescents
Kirk-Provencher K, Schick M, Spillane N, Tobar-Santamaria A. History of sexual assault, past-year alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems in American Indian adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 108: 106441. PMID: 32315934, PMCID: PMC7282992, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related problemsAlcohol-related consequencesPast-year alcohol useSexual assaultAlcohol useExperience of alcohol-related problemsAI adolescentsRates of sexual violenceAmerican Drug and Alcohol SurveyHistory of sexual assaultSexual assault experiencesSexual assault historyIncreased negative consequencesAdolescent alcohol useAmerican Indian adolescentsNationally-representative sampleMultilevel regression analysisSexual violenceNational epidemiological studyAssault experiencesAlcohol SurveyAssault historyAlcohol-useAlcohol misuseAssaultAlcohol misuse to down-regulate positive emotions: A cross-sectional multiple mediator analysis among US military veterans
Weiss N, Forkus S, Raudales A, Schick M, Contractor A. Alcohol misuse to down-regulate positive emotions: A cross-sectional multiple mediator analysis among US military veterans. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 105: 106322. PMID: 32006684, PMCID: PMC7059215, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPositive emotional avoidanceCo-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorderUS military veteransPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsEmotional avoidancePositive emotional intensityMilitary veteransAlcohol misuseEmotional intensityPositive emotionsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomatologyDown-regulate positive emotionsMultiple mediation analysisCo-occurrenceFindings advance theoryClinically relevant concernStress disorderEmotional dysfunctionMediation analysisVeteransAvoidanceEmotionsAlcoholMisuse