2019
Fluctuations in progesterone moderate the relationship between daily mood and alcohol use in young adult women
Holzhauer CG, Wemm SE, Wulfert E, Cao ZT. Fluctuations in progesterone moderate the relationship between daily mood and alcohol use in young adult women. Addictive Behaviors 2019, 101: 106146. PMID: 31639640, PMCID: PMC6876695, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of progesteroneYoung adult womenAlcohol useMenstrual cycleProgesterone levelsAdult womenDaily ratingsMenstrual cycle phaseDaily moodWomen's alcohol useOdds of drinkingProtective effectHormonal fluctuationsSalivary samplesPremenstrual phaseProgesteroneLow moodMood changesWomenLinear mixed modelsStandard deviation increaseTwo-week periodWeeksDaily logsMood
2017
Distress Tolerance and Physiological Reactivity to Stress Predict Women’s Problematic Alcohol Use
Holzhauer CG, Wemm S, Wulfert E. Distress Tolerance and Physiological Reactivity to Stress Predict Women’s Problematic Alcohol Use. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017, 25: 156-165. PMID: 28437123, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral distress toleranceDistress tolerancePhysiological reactivityStress reactivityAlcohol misuseNegative alcohol-related consequencesPhysiological stress reactivityAlcohol-related consequencesLow stress reactivityDrinking-related negative consequencesLower physiological reactivityWomen's alcohol misuseGreater urgeNonclinical sampleStressful taskYoung adult womenMeasures of reactivityCollege womenSubjective levelPrior findingsInteractive associationsAlcohol useNegative consequencesCurrent studyAdult women
2013
Problematic drinking and physiological responses among female college students
Wemm S, Fanean A, Baker A, Blough ER, Mewaldt S, Bardi M. Problematic drinking and physiological responses among female college students. Alcohol 2013, 47: 149-157. PMID: 23333036, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2012.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblematic drinkingLow DHEAS levelsImpaired physiological responseExcessive alcohol useCollege studentsHigher cortisol levelsHigh basal levelsMajority of participantsDHEAS levelsSalivary levelsBinge drinkingAdrenal activityCardiovascular measurementsAlcohol-related consequencesCortisol levelsBehavioral stress responsesAlcohol dependenceSelf-reported consequencesSelf-reported drinkingSaliva samplesAlcohol useBasal levelsFemale college studentsDistress tolerancePhysiological responses