Ecological momentary assessment of drinking in young adults: An investigation into social context, affect and motives

O’Donnell, Renée; Richardson, Ben; Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz, Matthew; Liknaitzky, Paul; Arulkadacham, Lilani; Dvorak, Robert D.; Staiger, Petra K.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.06.008

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“…Contrary to predictions, daily fluctuations in EA (state-level) did not predict solitary drinking in main effect models. This result appears consistent with two recent studies (O'Donnell et al, 2019;Stevenson et al, 2019) that found daily variability in drinking-to-cope motives was not associated with alcohol consumption in main models, but inconsistent with one study that did find a significant relationship (Dvorak, Pearson, & Day, 2014). Together, our results in combination with the above studies suggest while trait-like differences in motivation to drink to escape negative affect may be robustly associated with drinking at a between-subjects level, that daily variability in motivation to escape may not be broadly associated with drinking in the absence of moderators.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…This suggests that chronically high levels of EA may lead to the habit of solitary drinking as a means of avoiding aversive inner experiences, while trait negative affect seems to drive the amount of alcohol consumed once drinking alone has begun. These results align with those of other authors (O'Donnell et al, 2019) showing that the factors predicting the initiation of drinking may differ from those that predict quantities consumed once drinking has begun and suggest that drinking patterns that are likely to have the most severe outcomes are most likely among those who are both avoidant and experiencing high levels of negative affect.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…To compute variables at the between-person or trait level of the model, the within person ratings on EA and negative affect were averaged by participant identifier prior to the analyses. This method also had the advantage of allowing us to model the factors associated the initiation of drinking separately from the factors associated with consumption levels once drinking are sometimes different (O'Donnell et al, 2019).…”

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Experiential avoidance and negative affect as predictors of daily drinking.

Luoma¹,

Pierce²,

Levin³

2020

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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People who drink alcohol to cope with negative affect tend to drink more and experience more frequent negative alcohol-related consequences. Experiential avoidance, the tendency to avoid, suppress, or otherwise attempt to control unwanted inner experiences, is a largely pathological process that may help account for how negative affect is linked to increased alcohol consumption. However, research to-date has typically used global, trait-like measures, which limit our understanding of the conditions under which experiential avoidance is problematic. The current study tested both between-person (trait) and within-person (daily) variation in experiential avoidance and negative affect as predictors of solitary and social drinking in a sample of 206 adult drinkers who completed daily diaries for 21 days. Participants higher in trait experiential avoidance drank alone more often, while those higher in trait negative affect consumed greater quantities when drinking alone. Although daily fluctuations in experiential avoidance did not predict solitary drinking, there was a significant interaction between daily experiential avoidance and trait negative affect. For participants high in trait negative affect, greater experiential avoidance on a given day predicted consuming more when drinking alone.For participants low in trait negative affect, greater experiential avoidance on a given day predicted drinking alone more often, but consuming fewer drinks on these occasions. Experiential avoidance did not predict social drinking in any model. Overall, results suggest that a broader tendency to experience negative affect sets the context for experiential avoidance to be linked to more harmful patterns of drinking.

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Section: Overview Of Data Analysesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Experiential avoidance and negative affect as predictors of daily drinking.

Luoma¹,

Pierce²,

Levin³

2020

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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“…One study showed that social contexts with friends at non‐party events and larger numbers of people and mixed gender composition at parties are associated with increased probability of drinking in adolescents (Lipperman‐Kreda et al, 2018). Another study found that young adults surrounded by drinking people are more likely to show both an increased probability of drinking initiation and higher levels of consumption (O'Donnell et al, 2019). Further ecological momentary assessment‐based studies are needed to assess if/how momentary social interactions (e.g.…”

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Translational approach to understanding momentary factors associated with alcohol consumption

Vengeliene¹,

Foo

Kim

2020

British J Pharmacology

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Multiple interindividual and intra‐individual factors underlie variability in drinking motives, challenging clinical translatability of animal research and limiting treatment success of substance use‐related problems. Intra‐individual variability refers to time‐dependent continuous and discrete changes within the individual and in substance use research is studied as momentary variation in the internal states (craving, stressed, anxious, impulsive and tired) and response to external triggers (stressors, drug‐associated environmental cues and social encounters). These momentary stimuli have a direct impact on behavioural decisions and may be triggers and predictors of substance consumption. They also present potential targets for real‐time behavioural and pharmacological interventions. In this review, we provide an overview of the studies demonstrating different momentary risk factors associated with increased probability of alcohol drinking in humans and changes in alcohol seeking and consumption in animals. The review also provides an overview of pharmacological interventions related to every individual risk factor.

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“…Experience studies have expanded rapidly due to the implementation of studies through smartphones (Raento et al, 2009). This research now spans over several different scientific disciplines, focusing on a broad range of outcomes such as happiness (MacKerron and Mourato, 2013), experiences of tinnitus (Wilson et al, 2015), emotional arousal (Shoval et al, 2018), drinking (O’Donnell et al, 2019) and loneliness (Van Roekel et al, 2013).…”

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Feasibility of gathering momentary and daily assessments of fear of crime using a smartphone application (STUNDA): Methodological considerations and findings from a study among Swedish university students

Kronkvist

Engström

2020

Methodological Innovations

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The introduction of experience research using smartphone applications has enabled researchers to explore previously uncharted territories within the social science landscape. The use of experience research methodologies may both avoid some of the biases associated with conventional survey methods and enable researchers to gather information on situational dimensions of different outcomes. While existing smartphone-based experience research is found in several scientific disciplines, one outcome that has rarely been studied using this approach is fear of crime. Although fear of crime here only serves as an example of an outcome that may benefit from being examined in situ, the main focus of this article is directed at assessing the feasibility of gathering momentary and daily assessments on fear of crime using an experience sampling research design. A sample of 191 university students participated in a non-incentivized research study by downloading the smartphone application STUNDA, completing a baseline survey and repeatedly answering signal-contingent surveys, event-contingent surveys, and daily assessments across a self-defined study period. The results indicate that it is feasible to conduct research on fear of crime using a smartphone application. However, variations in participation across groups indicate that the methodology is perhaps best suited to dedicated groups of participants with a special interest in the studied outcome. Methodological considerations and implications for future research are discussed.

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Ecological momentary assessment of drinking in young adults: An investigation into social context, affect and motives

Cited by 85 publications

References 40 publications

Experiential avoidance and negative affect as predictors of daily drinking.

Experiential avoidance and negative affect as predictors of daily drinking.

Translational approach to understanding momentary factors associated with alcohol consumption

Feasibility of gathering momentary and daily assessments of fear of crime using a smartphone application (STUNDA): Methodological considerations and findings from a study among Swedish university students

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