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 utilityVeterans
2019
Positive urgency worsens the impact of normative feedback on 21st birthday drinking
Whitt Z, Bernstein M, Spillane N, Stein L, Suffoletto B, Neighbors C, Schick M, Cyders M. Positive urgency worsens the impact of normative feedback on 21st birthday drinking. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 204: 107559. PMID: 31563804, PMCID: PMC6878139, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of positive urgencyPositive urgencyBirthday drinkingIntervention conditionNormative feedbackAssociated with more alcohol consumptionResponse to positive emotionsAlcohol consumptionReducing 21st birthday drinkingPersonalized normative feedbackAlcohol-related consequencesActual alcohol consumptionAssociated with drinkingHierarchical linear regressionReduce alcohol consumptionModerated-mediation modelPlanned drinkingNegative consequencesAssociated with greater numbersDrinking problemsPositive emotionsModerated-mediationUndergraduate studentsControl conditionParticipants