2023
The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Association Between Substance Use Stigma and Depressive Symptoms Among Trauma-Exposed, Substance-Using Individuals
Wang K, Schick M, Quinn D, Weiss N. The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Association Between Substance Use Stigma and Depressive Symptoms Among Trauma-Exposed, Substance-Using Individuals. Stigma And Health 2023, 8: 243-251. PMID: 37577451, PMCID: PMC10419118, DOI: 10.1037/sah0000313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion dysregulationSubstance use stigmaDepressive symptomsPositive emotion dysregulationTrauma-exposed individualsSubstance-using adultsSelf-report measuresAdverse mental health outcomesSubstance-using individualsSubstance use severityMental health outcomesPositive emotionsStigma copingTraumatic eventsCommunity sampleIntervention effortsInitial supportUse severityRole of dysregulationMental healthStigma experiencesCommunity participantsCurrent studyStigmaIndividuals
2021
Positive emotional intensity and substance use: the underlying role of positive emotional avoidance in a community sample of military veterans
Schick M, Weiss N, Contractor A, Thomas E, Spillane N. Positive emotional intensity and substance use: the underlying role of positive emotional avoidance in a community sample of military veterans. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2021, 47: 373-382. PMID: 33524279, PMCID: PMC10909499, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2020.1868488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive emotional avoidancePositive emotional intensityResponse to positive emotionsEmotional avoidanceEmotional intensityMilitary veteransPositive emotionsCommunity sampleDrug misuseSubstance misuseSample of military veteransContext of positive emotionsUnited States military veteransIncrease positive emotionsPreliminary supportAmazon Mechanical TurkInfluence alcoholSubstance useInterventions targeting alcoholIatrogenic effectsEmotionsClinical practiceMechanical TurkPotential clinical utilityVeteransThe 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