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 utilityVeteransTesting the Competing Life Reinforcers Model for Substance Use in Reserve-Dwelling First Nation Youth
Spillane N, Schick M, Nalven T, Goldstein S, Kirk-Provencher K, Hill D, Kahler C. Testing the Competing Life Reinforcers Model for Substance Use in Reserve-Dwelling First Nation Youth. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2021, 91: 477-486. PMID: 34338542, PMCID: PMC8594143, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth American IndigenousAssociated with lower likelihoodSubstance useAdolescent substance useMarijuana useLow likelihoodAssociated with reduced likelihoodSubstance misuseMonth marijuana useFirst Nations reserve communitiesAdolescent alcoholAmerican IndigenousNation's youthFirst Nations youthReservation communitiesCultural reinforcementMonthsExtracurricular activitiesPerceived availabilityDrunkCommunityDrinkingFormative workUseGreater values
2020
Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions and Substance Misuse: The Influence of Sociodemographic Factors
Schick M, Weiss N, Contractor A, Thomas E, Spillane N. Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions and Substance Misuse: The Influence of Sociodemographic Factors. Substance Use & Misuse 2020, 55: 1173-1183. PMID: 32078402, PMCID: PMC7180126, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1729205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifficulties regulating positive emotionsPositive emotionsDrug misuseSubstance misuseTreatment of substance misuseTrauma-exposed adultsGender-sensitive recommendationsAssociated with alcoholGrowing body of researchSignificant public health concernBody of researchModeration analysisPublic health concernSociodemographic moderatorsSociodemographic groupsAlcohol useTreatment effortsEmotionsDeleterious outcomesHealth concernAlcoholGrowing bodyGenderMisuseModerately