Alcohol family history moderates the association between evening substance-free reinforcement and alcohol problems

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
Keanan J JoynerJames G Murphy

Abstract

Behavioral economic theories of substance abuse posit that deficits in substance-free reward increase risk for substance misuse, but little research has examined potential moderators of this relationship, including dispositional risk factors. Here, we tested the hypothesis that young adult heavy drinkers with family histories of alcohol misuse would show a stronger association specifically between low evening substance-free reinforcement and alcohol problems compared to those without a family history of alcohol misuse. Participants were 317 college students reporting heavy episodic drinking (Mage = 18.8, SD = 1.1, 61% female, 79% White) who completed a questionnaire about engagement and enjoyment in rewarding activities not involving substance use after 7 p.m., along with measures of personal and parental alcohol use/problems. Evening substance-free reinforcement was negatively associated with typical drinking level for women, but not for men. Family history status did not show a significant association with typical alcohol consumption or evening substance-free reinforcement (operationalized as activity participation × enjoyment), but did show a significant association with alcohol problems. Evening substance-free reinforcement...Continue Reading

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Dec 20, 2019·Clinical Psychological Science : a Journal of the Association for Psychological Science·Keanan J JoynerChristopher J Patrick
Apr 17, 2019·Clinical Psychology Review·Samuel F AcuffJames G Murphy

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