Desire Thinking across addictive behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mansueto, Giovanni; Martino, Francesca; Palmieri, Sara; Ruggiero, Giovanni Maria; Sassaroli, Sandra; Caselli, Gabriele

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.06.007

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“…Our findings showed that, controlling for negative affect, impulsivity and thought suppression, verbal perseveration predicted levels of CSB. These findings align themselves with those observed across several addictive behaviours Mansueto et al, 2019) and support views in the field that CSB may arise from a combination of dysfunctional cognitive regulation strategies to cope with desire-related intrusions (e.g. verbal perseveration or thought suppression) and impulsivity traits.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…The target of desire thinking may be an activity, such as drinking alcohol, gambling and smoking, the acquisition of an object, or the experience of a physiological or emotional state such as pornography craving (Kavanagh, Andrade, & May, 2005;Kavanagh, May, & Andrade, 2009;Salkovskis & Reynolds, 1994). A recent review and meta-analysis (Mansueto et al, 2019) has indicated that desire thinking was not examined, to date, in adolescents, although research has revealed that metacognition-related capacities improve with age during adolescence and reach a plateau only during adulthood (e.g. Weil et al, 2013).…”

Section: Desire Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research undertaken across numerous studies has shown that desire thinking is a transdiagnostic process as it is present across a range of targets, including alcohol (Caselli, Ferla, Mezzaluna, Rovetto, & Spada, 2012;Caselli, Gemelli, & Spada, 2017;Caselli & Spada, 2010), nicotine (Caselli, Nik cevi c, Fiore, Mezzaluna, & Spada, 2012;Caselli & Spada, 2010), food (Spada, Caselli, Fernie et al, 2015), gambling (Caselli & Spada, 2010;Fernie et al, 2014), problematic Internet (Spada, Caselli, Slaifer, Nik cevi c, & Sassaroli, 2014) social media use (Marino et al, 2019), and pornography (Allen, Kannis-Dymand, & Katsikitis, 2017; for a recent systematic review and meta-analysis see; Mansueto et al, 2019).…”

Section: Desire Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Though many studies have investigated the role of desire thinking in addictive behaviours, employing cross-sectional, longitudinal and experimental designs (for a review see Mansueto et al, 2019), limited efforts have been directed at exploring the role of desire thinking in CSB. In a recent study desire thinking was linked with pornography craving among problematic pornography users (Allen et al, 2017).…”

Section: Desire Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To date, however, desire thinking has not been investigated in relation to CSB and among adolescents. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis on the link between desire thinking and addictive behaviour (Mansueto et al, 2019) has indicated that most studies were conducted on adults (40 years and above) with only two studies on young adults (25 years and above) and no studies to date on adolescents. A recent study on the topic (Thomas, Katsikitis, Allen, & Kannis-Dymand, 2020) also solely examined adults.…”

Section: Desire Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Desire thinking as a predictor of compulsive sexual behaviour in adolescents: Evidence from a cross-cultural validation of the Hebrew version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire

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BackgroundDesire thinking is a voluntary cognitive process that involves the perseverative focus on memories, images and information related to a desired target. The aim of the present study was to validate the Hebrew version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire (DTQ; Caselli & Spada, 2011) in a sample of adolescents and to investigate its relationship with measures of thought suppression, impulsivity and individual-based compulsive sexual behaviour.MethodsIn Study 1, a convenience sample of 718 adolescents completed the newly translated Desire Thinking Questionnaire in Hebrew (DTQ-H) and results were subjected to an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). In Study 2, a convenience sample of 379 adolescents completed a battery of questionnaires including the DTQ-H. A Confirmatory Factors Analysis was performed on the DTQ-H and validity was ascertained by correlating with other measures.ResultsIn Study 1, a 9-item two-factor structure was identified. A 6-item two-factor structure was confirmed in Study 2. Results also indicated that the DTQ-H has acceptable levels of reliability, and good concurrent and incremental validity in predicting compulsive sexual behaviour.ConclusionsThe 6-item DTQ-H appears to be a reliable and valid measure of desire thinking and may be used also on adolescents – an understudied population.

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confidence: 85%

Section: Desire Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Desire Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Desire Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Desire Thinkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Desire thinking as a predictor of compulsive sexual behaviour in adolescents: Evidence from a cross-cultural validation of the Hebrew version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire

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The effect of desire thinking on facilitating beliefs in alcohol use disorder: An experimental investigation

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Permissive beliefs relate to the acceptability of engaging in alcohol use in spite of obvious potential negative consequences. They are considered the most proximal and precipitating cognitive factor in the decision to use alcohol and/or the activation of strategies to obtain it. Recent research suggested that ‘desire thinking’ may be involved in the escalation of craving and addictive behaviours and can play a role in strengthening permissive beliefs. The current study tested whether the induction of desire thinking would have a stronger effect on rate of conviction in permissive beliefs compared to a control cognitive response in the form of neutral thinking and whether this effect would be specific for patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Thirty AUD patients and 30 social drinkers (SD) were randomly allocated to two thinking manipulation tasks (desire thinking and neutral thinking). Current permissive beliefs were measured before and after manipulation and after a resting phase. Findings showed that desire thinking increased the level of current permissive beliefs after manipulation relative to the neutral thinking condition for the AUD group but not for the SD group. This effect was not purely dependent on the concurrent level of perceived craving. This study supports a causal relationship between the induction of desire thinking and rate of conviction in permissive beliefs and highlights the relevance of targeting desire thinking in the treatment for AUD patients.

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Validity of a Norwegian version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire (DTQ): Associations with problem drinking, nicotine dependence and problematic social media use

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The aim of the current study was to test the validity of the Norwegian version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire (DTQ). Three cross-sectional surveys were conducted investigating the psychometric properties of the DTQ in alcohol use (N = 588), nicotine use (N = 446) and social media use (N = 359). Principal components and confirmatory factor analyses supported the original two-factor solution consisting of verbal perseveration (VP) and imaginal prefiguration (IP); however, one item was removed to obtain good fit. Internal consistency was acceptable. Both IP and VP showed significant correlations with problem drinking, nicotine dependence and problematic social media use. Regression analyses, controlling for demographics and negative affect, found IP and VP to be significantly associated with all dependent variables.The results confirm that desire thinking is an important construct across different addictive behaviours.

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Desire Thinking across addictive behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cited by 45 publications

References 55 publications

Desire thinking as a predictor of compulsive sexual behaviour in adolescents: Evidence from a cross-cultural validation of the Hebrew version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire

Desire thinking as a predictor of compulsive sexual behaviour in adolescents: Evidence from a cross-cultural validation of the Hebrew version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire

The effect of desire thinking on facilitating beliefs in alcohol use disorder: An experimental investigation

Validity of a Norwegian version of the Desire Thinking Questionnaire (DTQ): Associations with problem drinking, nicotine dependence and problematic social media use

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