Article
Psychology, Clinical
A. M. Borges, M. V. Versella, M. M. Kibbey, S. M. Hall, T. M. Leyro
Summary: The study explored the interactive effects of anxiety sensitivity (AS) and cessation cognitions on smoking cessation outcomes. Pre-cessation beliefs about being successful and able to tolerate withdrawal symptoms may enhance cessation efforts.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Michael J. Zvolensky, Justin M. Shepherd, Bryce K. Clausen, Lorra Garey, Brooke Y. Kauffman, Andres G. Viana, Luke F. Heggeness, Andre Bizier, Christopher Zappi, Lorraine R. Reitzel
Summary: This study examined the impact of smoking abstinence expectancies on smoking behavior among Latinx smokers in the US. Negative abstinence expectancies were positively associated with cigarette dependence, number of quit attempts, and problems experienced when quitting, while positive abstinence expectancies were negatively associated with these smoking variables. Anxiety symptoms and anxiety sensitivity were related to negative mood abstinence expectancies, and anxiety sensitivity was associated with greater abstinence expectancies for somatic and harmful symptoms, but negatively related to positive consequence abstinence expectancies.
COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Michael J. Zvolensky, Justin M. Shepherd, Bryce K. Clausen, Lorra Garey, Brooke Y. Redmond, Richard A. Brown, Daniel Bogiaizian, Patricio Lopez Salazar, Andres G. Viana
Summary: The study found that Latinx smokers from the United States may have a high prevalence of probable anxiety disorders and elevated anxiety sensitivity. Anxiety sensitivity was significantly correlated with smoking outcome expectancies, while anxiety symptoms and disorders were not.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Julia D. Buckner, Cristina N. Abarno, Michael J. Zvolensky, Paige E. Morris, Katherine Walukevich-Dienst, Lorra Garey, Nubia A. Mayorga
Summary: The study found that social anxiety may be related to dual use of e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes, especially because socially anxious individuals have higher expectations for e-cigarettes to manage negative emotions and/or weight.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Justin M. Shepherd, Jafar Bakhshaie, Pamella Nizio, Lorra Garey, Andres G. Viana, Michael J. Zvolensky
Summary: The current study found that anxiety sensitivity plays an important role in explaining the relationship between anxiety symptoms and smoking expectancies among Latinx smokers.
JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Michael J. Zvolensky, Justin M. Shepherd, Bryce K. Clausen, Lorra Garey, Brooke Y. Redmond, Taghrid Asfar
Summary: Hispanic/Latinx individuals in the US face unique smoking-related health disparities, including limited access to smoking treatment. Social determinants of health (SDoH) play a role in smoking behavior and cessation, but research on SDoH in Latinx smokers is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of perceived racial/ethnic discrimination on smoking abstinence expectancies among Latinx smokers in the US.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Raina D. Pang, Shirlene D. Wang, Chyna J. Tucker, Lori Zadoorian, Andrea H. Weinberger, Lina 'Orazio, Matthew G. Kirkpatrick
Summary: Cross-sectional studies have shown that cigarette smoking-related emotion regulation expectancies are associated with withdrawal during prior quit attempts and barriers to cessation. This study investigates the relationship of within-person daily emotion regulation expectancies to factors related to initiating and maintaining a brief quit attempt. The findings suggest that within-person levels of expectations in emotion regulation abilities may contribute to factors relevant to initiating and achieving daily abstinence during a practice attempt.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Giovanni Mansueto, Danilo Carrozzino, Kaj Sparle Christensen, Salvatore Cardellicchio, Aldo Pezzuto, Kenneth Abrams, Michael Zvolensky, Fiammetta Cosci
Summary: Smoking abstinence expectancies refer to beliefs about the short-term psychological and physiological effects of quitting smoking. The Smoking Abstinence Expectancies Questionnaire (SAEQ) is a commonly used tool for evaluating these beliefs, with further evaluation needed. The Italian version of the SAEQ has been validated using CLIPROM criteria, confirming its construct validity and sensitivity.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Lindsey N. Potter, Chelsey R. Schlechter, Yusuke Shono, Cho Y. Lam, Paul M. Cinciripini, David W. Wetter
Summary: This study found that the difference in outcome expectancies related to affect control influences smoking lapse during a quit attempt. Smokers were more likely to lapse when they believed smoking could improve their mood compared to other means of mood improvement.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Amanda Kaufmann, David A. F. Haaga
Summary: Research indicates that supplementing expectancy challenge with a behavioral activation intervention promoting increased exposure to alternative reinforcers can increase motivation to quit and induce actual quit attempts among young adult smokers. This study found that participants in the combined intervention group were significantly more likely to make a quit attempt compared to the cognitive-only or control group. These findings provide preliminary evidence for the utility of the brief cognitive-behavioral intervention in promoting smoking cessation attempts.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Elizabeth T. C. Lippard, Dylan E. Kirsch, Raquel Kosted, Vanessa Le, Jorge R. C. Almeida, Kim Fromme, Stephen M. Strakowski
Summary: Limited data exist on the mechanisms contributing to elevated risk for alcohol use disorder in bipolar disorder. This study found that young adults with bipolar disorder had greater stimulating effects and liking of alcohol compared to healthy young adults. They also anticipated feeling less mellow/relaxed when drinking, but actually felt more mellow/relaxed during both beverage conditions. These results suggest that young adults with bipolar disorder may have different alcohol expectancies and experience alcohol intoxication differently compared to healthy young adults.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Rapson Gomez, Shaun Watson, Vasileios Stavropoulos, Natasha Typuszak
Summary: This study used path analysis to examine the mediation effects between the reinforcement sensitivity theory and generalized and specific social anxiety. The findings showed that social comparison and social ineptness mediated the relationships between BIS/FFFS and BAS with generalized and specific social anxiety. Additionally, generalized social anxiety mediated the relations between the reinforcement sensitivity theory constructs and social ineptness.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Emma R. Giberson, Janine V. Olthuis, Emma M. Connell
Summary: The objective of this study was to examine the association between anxiety sensitivity (AS) and substance use, and to explore the moderating and mediating effects of social anxiety and outcome expectancies. The results showed a negative association between AS and drinking game and pregaming participation, but no direct association with other substance use outcomes. The association between AS and hazardous cannabis use was moderated by outcome expectancies, while social anxiety mediated the associations between AS and hazardous cannabis use, as well as drinking game and pregaming participation.
SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Brooke Y. Kauffman, Justin M. Shepherd, Jafar Bakhshaie, Michael J. Zvolensky
Summary: Disordered eating is prevalent on college campuses, and higher levels of anxiety sensitivity may be associated with increased risk for maladaptive eating expectancies among students.
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Sally Zheng, Michelle Marcos, Kathleen E. Stewart, Judit Szabo, Elizabeth Pawluk, Todd A. Girard, Naomi Koerner
Summary: The study showed associations between worry, intolerance of uncertainty, negative urgency, and different domains of paranoia. Intolerance of uncertainty and negative urgency were found to be significant unique correlates of paranoid thinking, indicating that these processes may better explain the relationship between worry and paranoia. Future research should focus on exploring other worry-related processes and their interactions with diatheses in paranoia development.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Casey R. Guillot, Sabrina M. Blackledge, Megan E. Douglas, Renee M. Cloutier, Madalyn M. Liautaud, Raina D. Pang, Matthew G. Kirkpatrick, Adam M. Leventhal
BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Raina D. Pang, Casey R. Guillot, Madalyn M. Liautaud, Mariel S. Bello, Matthew G. Kirkpatrick, Jimi Huh, Adam M. Leventhal
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Madalyn M. Liautaud, Afton Kechter, Mariel S. Bello, Casey R. Guillot, Jason A. Oliver, Devin E. Banks, Lina M. D'Orazio, Adam M. Leventhal
Summary: This study explored anhedonia during tobacco withdrawal among African-American smokers, finding that deprivation increased interest and pleasure in various reward domains, especially hobbies, sensory experiences, and social activities. Tobacco deprivation also moderately increased interest and pleasure in sexual rewards, did not significantly change anhedonia toward food rewards, and decreased anhedonia toward psychoactive drug rewards.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Nathan T. Kearns, Heidemarie Blumenthal, Ateka A. Contractor, Casey R. Guillot, Hanan Rafiuddin
Summary: This study investigated the impact of bodily arousal on alcohol craving among college students exposed to trauma, finding that trauma type may play a role in this relationship. The results suggest that bodily arousal may only increase desire to drink within a specific subset of trauma-exposed college students.
Article
Substance Abuse
Raina D. Pang, Chyna J. Tucker, Lina M. D'Orazio, Andrea H. Weinberger, Casey R. Guillot
Summary: This study aimed to assess the relationship between depression symptoms and affective and cognitive functioning in premenopausal females who smoke daily. The results showed that participants with elevated depression symptoms reported higher negative affect and lower positive affect, while subjective cognitive functioning varied throughout the day.
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Casey R. Guillot, E. Whitney G. Moore, Trent A. Petrie
Summary: The study investigated the relationship between demographics, sport type, athletic identity, and COVID-19 sport season cancelation and alcohol consumption among college student athletes shortly after the pandemic emerged. The findings revealed that being female, Latinx, and in a relationship were associated with lower alcohol consumption. Among males, participating in team sports was related to higher alcohol consumption. Among females, athletic identity was inversely related to drinking, with individual sport athletes showing lower alcohol consumption as athletic identity strengthened. However, there was no relationship found between COVID-19 sport season cancelation and drinking.
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Casey R. Guillot, Heather R. Lucke, Alexandria J. Ramsey, Nathan T. Kearns, Heidemarie Blumenthal, Mitchell E. Berman
Summary: Positive alcohol expectancies mediate the relationship between Cluster-B personality disorder traits and impulsivity with alcohol use severity.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Raina D. Pang, Chyna J. Tucker, Casey R. Guillot, Britni Belcher, Matthew G. Kirkpatrick
Summary: This study found that Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEAS) is associated with negative affect during cigarette abstinence in individuals with depression symptoms. However, Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) does not have significant associations with positive or negative affect. This finding is important for maintaining positive affect during smoking cessation in individuals with elevated depression symptoms.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Casey R. Guillot, Raina D. Pang, Joseph R. Vilches, Macey L. Arnold, Jonathan O. Cajas, Alexandria M. Aleman, Adam M. Leventhal
Summary: This study found that anxiety sensitivity is prospectively associated with different forms of substance use, and this association may be mediated by depressive affect. Specifically, cognitive and social concerns of anxiety sensitivity are more consistently associated with future depressive affect and substance use problems.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Casey R. Guillot, Megan E. Kelly, Noah B. Phillips, Mei-Yi Su, Megan E. Douglas, Darian J. Poe, Mitchell E. Berman, Tiebing Liang
Summary: This study aims to investigate the moderating effect of BDNF gene on stress and mood-related symptoms and behaviors. The results suggest that BDNF gene plays a significant role in moderating depressive symptoms, self-harm behavior, and executive functioning.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Suzanne C. Amadi, Mitchell E. Berman, Matthew A. Timmins, Casey R. Guillot, Jennifer R. Fanning, Michael R. Nadorff, Michael S. McCloskey
Summary: The study provides preliminary experimental evidence that the analgesic effect of alcohol partially explains the link between alcohol intoxication and deliberate self-harm.
ARCHIVES OF SUICIDE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Renee M. Cloutier, Byron L. Zamboanga, Nathan Kearns, Casey R. Guillot, Heidemarie Blumenthal
Summary: This study found that adolescents' perceptions of parents' and friends' drinking motives are associated with their own drinking motives, with friend motives having a more significant impact. The findings suggest a social-cognitive modeling pathway in the development of adolescents' drinking motives and emphasize the importance of addressing perceptions of why others drink as a potential target for interventions.
APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Megan E. Kelly, Casey R. Guillot, Eileen N. Quinn, Heather R. Lucke, Mariel S. Bello, Raina D. Pang, Adam M. Leventhal
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Substance Abuse
H. R. Lucke, J. W. Hanes, C. R. Guillot, J. J. Hammersley, E. W. Mathes, C. R. Harbke
ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Gregory S. Chasson, Casey R. Guillot, Michael J. Zvolensky, Madalyn M. Liautaud, Norman B. Schmidt, Adam M. Leventhal
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
(2020)