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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAlcohol Drinking in CollegeCOVID-19FemaleHumansMaleMotivationPandemicsRetrospective StudiesSocial BehaviorUniversitiesConceptsDrinking 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 pandemicParticipantsCollege
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAlcohol DrinkingAlcohol Drinking in CollegeFemaleHumansMaleMotivationSelf ConceptStudentsUniversitiesConceptsFemale 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 studentsMotivationDrinkingParticipantsStudentsCopingThe role of positive affect in the association between stress and college student alcohol use
Schick M, Spillane N, Breines J. The role of positive affect in the association between stress and college student alcohol use. Journal Of American College Health 2021, 71: 249-256. PMID: 33651662, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1891075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAlcohol DrinkingAlcohol Drinking in CollegeBinge DrinkingFemaleHumansMaleMotivationStudentsUniversitiesConceptsFrequency of binge drinkingCoping drinking motivesCoping motivesPositive emotionsBinge drinkingDrinking motivesPositive affectCollege student alcoholTarget positive emotionsCollege student drinkingNortheastern public universityStudent drinkingPerceived stressAlcohol useEmotionsStudent alcoholBingeAffectResilience researchMotivationDrinkingOnline surveyCollegeRegression analysisAssociation
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol Drinking in CollegeAlcoholismEmotionsFemaleHumansLatent Class AnalysisMaleSelf-ControlSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsDifficulties regulating positive emotionsPositive emotionsCollege studentsDrug misuseTreatment of alcoholismEmotion dysregulationStructural equation modelingNegative emotionsReduce alcoholEmotionsEquation modelingAlcoholMisuseCollegeDysregulationAlternative modelsDifficultiesStudentsDrugNarrow focusParticipantsResearch