2022
Subjective Happiness Interrupts the Association Between Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol Consumption Among Reserve-Dwelling First Nation Adolescents
Schick M, Todi A, Spillane N. Subjective Happiness Interrupts the Association Between Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol Consumption Among Reserve-Dwelling First Nation Adolescents. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2022, 92: 497-504. PMID: 35389745, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol expectanciesPositive alcohol expectanciesNorth American IndigenousSubjective happinessFirst Nation adolescentsAlcohol consumptionEffects of alcohol expectanciesInteraction of alcohol expectanciesNorth American Indigenous youthNation adolescentsPositive psychology interventionsAssociated with concurrent changesTarget alcohol consumptionLevels of subjective happinessInfluence of happinessSignificant main effectPreliminary supportPsychological interventionsModeration analysisAlcohol useMain effectPencil-and-paper surveyHappinessAlcoholAdolescents
2019
Do self-administered positive psychology exercises work in persons in recovery from problematic substance use? An online randomized survey
Hoeppner B, Schick M, Carlon H, Hoeppner S. Do self-administered positive psychology exercises work in persons in recovery from problematic substance use? An online randomized survey. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2019, 99: 16-23. PMID: 30797389, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-post differencesSubstance useChallenges of recoveryPre-post increasesQuality of lifePsychological well-beingPositive psychological outcomesPositive psychology exercisesSubstance use treatmentControl exercisePsychological outcomesExercisePositive experiencesLong-term recoveryWell-beingExercise workPsychology exercisesDaily routineParticipantsPositive viewImmediately pre-Random surveyHappinessOutcomesAverage 4