2022
A retrospective examination of changes in drinking motives during the early COVID-19 pandemic
Spillane N, Schick M, Nalven T, Crawford M, Martz A. A retrospective examination of changes in drinking motives during the early COVID-19 pandemic. The International Journal Of Psychiatry In Medicine 2022, 58: 102-118. PMID: 35722920, PMCID: PMC9209856, DOI: 10.1177/00912174221110086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrinking motivesAlcohol useEndorsement of coping motivesCollege student alcohol useAlcohol use quantityStudent alcohol useLifetime alcohol useCoping motivesConformity motivesTarget copingSocial drinkingCollege studentsDrinking patternsUndergraduate studentsPaired sample <i>Associated with changesAlcoholEndorsementMotivationDrinkingStay-at-home ordersOnline surveyCOVID-19 pandemicParticipantsCollegeStress Mediates the Association Between Pain and Alcohol Use in College Students
Bush N, Schick M, Spillane N, Boissoneault J. Stress Mediates the Association Between Pain and Alcohol Use in College Students. Journal Of Pain Research 2022, 15: 757-766. PMID: 35356267, PMCID: PMC8958199, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s351837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubjective social statusAlcohol consumptionAlcohol useReduce college student alcohol useAssociated with alcohol consumptionWeekly alcohol consumptionTargeting alcohol useAssessment of painYoung adultsStress management techniquesMotor vehicle accidentsPatterns of drinkingCollege studentsPsychosocial factorsCollege student alcohol useAssociated with higher ratesAssociated with numerous consequencesStudent alcohol useEffects of stressVehicle accidentsOnline questionnaireYoung populationPainAcademic difficultiesStudy goalPerceived stress and resilience among college students: The roles of self-compassion and anxiety symptomatology
DiFonte M, Schick M, Spillane N. Perceived stress and resilience among college students: The roles of self-compassion and anxiety symptomatology. Journal Of American College Health 2022, 72: 128-134. PMID: 35114902, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2021.2024211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-compassionAnxiety symptomatologyPerceived stressLevels of anxiety symptomatologyCollege studentsForty-five undergraduate studentsIncreasing self-compassionSelf-report measuresAnxietySymptomatologyUndergraduate studentsManaging stressEnhance resilienceCollegeResilienceStudentsPublic universityUnited StatesNortheastern United StatesParticipantsStress
2021
Drinking to Fit in: The Effects of Drinking Motives and Self-Esteem on Alcohol Use among Female College Students
Schick M, Nalven T, Spillane N. Drinking to Fit in: The Effects of Drinking Motives and Self-Esteem on Alcohol Use among Female College Students. Substance Use & Misuse 2021, 57: 76-85. PMID: 34678113, PMCID: PMC8992737, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1990334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale college studentsDrinking motivesConformity motivesSelf-esteemCollege studentsAlcohol useSocial motivationEffects of drinking motivesSample of female college studentsAlcohol consumptionPredicting alcohol useSimple slope analysesRates of alcohol useMonth alcohol useNortheastern public universityFemale undergraduatesDrinking alcoholAlcoholSlope analysisFemale studentsMotivationDrinkingParticipantsStudentsCoping
2018
Difficulties regulating positive emotions and alcohol and drug misuse: A path analysis
Weiss N, Forkus S, Contractor A, Schick M. Difficulties regulating positive emotions and alcohol and drug misuse: A path analysis. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 84: 45-52. PMID: 29625262, PMCID: PMC5975124, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.03.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifficulties regulating positive emotionsPositive emotionsCollege studentsDrug misuseTreatment of alcoholismEmotion dysregulationStructural equation modelingNegative emotionsReduce alcoholEmotionsEquation modelingAlcoholMisuseCollegeDysregulationAlternative modelsDifficultiesStudentsDrugNarrow focusParticipantsResearchCreation 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