Patterns of alcohol expectancies and alcohol use across age and gender

Nicolai, Jennifer; Moshagen, Morten; Demmel, Ralf

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.05.040

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“…Much of this literature focuses on college students, in whom expectations of positive effects of alcohol predicted changes in hazardous or problem drinking in both sexes (Werner et al 1995, Zamboanga et al 2006). Other studies provide similar evidence of the predictive effects of positive alcohol expectancies on drinking behavior in adults of a variety of ethnic groups (Grotmol et al 2010, Nicolai et al 2012, Sawayama et al 2012). Although topiramate has prominent cognitive adverse effects (Sommer et al 2013), there is no evidence as to whether its use in alcohol treatment is associated with effects on cognitions such as expectancies.…”

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GRIK1 Genotype moderates topiramate's effects on daily drinking level, expectations of alcohol's positive effects and desire to drink

Kranzler

Armeli

Feinn

et al. 2014

Int. J. Neuropsychopharm.

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We (Kranzler et al. 2014) reported that topiramate 200 mg/day reduced heavy drinking days and increased abstinent days in 138 heavy drinkers whose treatment goal was to reduce drinking to safe levels. In that 12-week, placebo-controlled study, we measured drinking using the Timeline Follow-back method at each treatment visit. In addition to the intent-to-treat effects of topiramate, we found that a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs2832407) in GRIK1, encoding the GluK1 subunit of the kainate receptor, moderated the treatment effect in European Americans (EAs; n=122). Topiramate reduced heavy drinking only in rs2832407*C allele homozygotes. Here, we augment those analyses by using patients’ daily reports obtained using interactive voice response technology (a) to validate the interactive effects of GRIK1 and topiramate as predictors of drinking level and (b) to examine changes in expected positive effects of drinking (i.e., positive outcome expectancies) and desire to drink. We found that rs2832407*C allele homozygotes treated with topiramate drank less overall during treatment than those receiving placebo, validating our earlier findings for heavy drinking days (Kranzler et al. 2014). There was also a study day × medication group × genotype group interaction that predicted both positive alcohol expectancies and desire to drink, with rs2832407*C-allele homozygotes treated with topiramate showing the largest decreases in these outcomes during the study period. Changes in positive alcohol expectancies or desire to drink did not mediate the effects on drinking. These findings validate and extend our previous pharmacogenetic findings with topiramate.

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GRIK1 Genotype moderates topiramate's effects on daily drinking level, expectations of alcohol's positive effects and desire to drink

Kranzler

Armeli

Feinn

et al. 2014

Int. J. Neuropsychopharm.

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“…Algunos estudios han mostrado un papel ligeramente protector en el uso de alcohol (Camacho et al, 2013;Ibáñez et al, 2015;Leigh y Stacy, 2004), mientras que otros autores no han logrado replicar dichas asociaciones Nicolai, Moshagen, y Demmel, 2012;Pabst, Kraus, Piontek, Mueller, y Demmel, 2014).…”

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“…En concreto, nuestras hipótesis eran que el EQ-SF: a) presentaría una estructura jerárquica similar a la del EQ original; b) la medida mostraría invarianza entre hombres y mujeres y entre adolescentes y adultos; c) las subescalas tendrían índices de fiabilidad entre buenas y excelentes; y d) las asociaciones con las variables relacionadas con el alcohol irían en la línea de lo encontrado en los estudios existentes (ver la Introducción) (Camacho et al, 2013;Lei-gh y Stacy, 1993). Por último, dado que se han encontrado algunas diferencias en la asociación entre las EA y algunas variables relacionadas con el alcohol según sexo y edad (Monk y Heim, 2016;Nicolai et al, 2012), exploramos si dichas asociaciones estarían moderadas por sexo y edad.…”

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Desarrollo y validación de la versión corta del cuestionario sobre expectativas de los efectos del alcohol (EQ-SF)

Mezquita

Camacho²,

Suso‐Ribera

et al. 2018

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Resumen Abstract original adicciones vol. 30, nº 4 · 2018Alcohol expectancies are proximal variables to alcohol use and misuse.In recent decades, different measures have been developed to assess this construct. One of the most frequently used and recommended instruments is the Expectancy Questionnaire (EQ; Leigh y Stacy, 1993).Our aim is to develop a short version of the EQ (EQ-SF) for suitable use in time-limited administrations. Two samples, adolescents (N = 514, 57.20% females) and adults (N = 548, 61.50% females), completed the EQ together with alcohol-use measures. Different item selection strategies were applied to select the 24 items. The EQ-SF structure was explored using confirmatory factor analysis, and measurement invariance was tested running a multi-group analysis comparing groups by sex and age. Reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha and omega coefficients. Concurrent validity was investigated with regression analyses. The EQ-SF showed acceptable between-groups measurement invariance. Alphas and omegas ranged from .77 to .93.Positive expectancies predicted both alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Negative expectancies predicted alcohol-related problems.Sex and age moderated these associations. Males with high positive alcohol expectancies showed higher alcohol consumption than females, while adults with high negative alcohol expectancies showed greater alcohol-related problems than adolescents. Different evidence on the validity and reliability of the EQ-SF suggest that it is a suitable instrument to assess alcohol expectancies in the Spanish population.Keywords: expectancies; alcohol; EQ-SF; assessment; psychometric properties. Las expectativas sobre los efectos del alcohol son una variable proximal al consumo de alcohol. Uno de los instrumentos más usados y recomendados para evaluar este constructo es el ExpectancyQuestionnaire (EQ; Leigh y Stacy, 1993). El objetivo es desarrollar una versión corta del EQ (EQ-SF) útil para administraciones en las que el tiempo de evaluación es reducido. Dos muestras, una de adolescentes (N = 514, 57,20% mujeres) y una de adultos (N = 548, 61,50% mujeres), completaron el EQ y diversas medidas sobre consumo de alcohol. Se utilizaron diversas estrategias para seleccionar los 24 ítems. Se exploró la estructura del EQ-SF mediante análisis factoriales confirmatorios y la invarianza de medida entre sexos y grupos de edad realizando análisis multigrupo. Se calculó la fiabilidad de las escalas mediante el alfa de Cronbach y el coeficiente omega, y la validez concurrente a través de análisis de regresión. La invariancia entre grupos fue aceptable. Los coeficientes alfa y omega iban de ,77 a ,93. Las expectativas positivas predijeron la cantidad de alcohol consumida y los problemas derivados del consumo, mientras que las negativas predijeron los problemas derivados. Sexo y edad moderaron estas asociaciones. Los hombres con elevadas expectativas positivas bebían más que las mujeres, mientras que los adultos con elevadas expectativas negativas mostraron mayores p...

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“…When persons expect that alcohol will produce pleasurable sensations or will enhance their social attractiveness, there is an increased likelihood that they will drink. Persons who are younger appear to be more influenced by positive expectations in regard to social assertiveness, while older participants are more influenced by expectations that alcohol will reduce tension [68]. In the current sample, both social expectancies as well as tension reduction appeared to play a role, perhaps in part due to the relatively large age span of the sample.…”

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Pilot study of traumatic brain injury and alcohol misuse among service members

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While the ability to generalize the current findings to a larger population is limited, the results provide direction for future studies on the prevention and treatment of substance misuse following TBI. The unexpected protective effect of more severe TBI may result from prospective attention to the injury and its consequences. Greater preventive benefit may result from identifying more service members with elevated risk. Lifetime history of TBI and alcohol expectancies may be candidate indicators for greater attention.

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Patterns of alcohol expectancies and alcohol use across age and gender

Cited by 53 publications

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GRIK1 Genotype moderates topiramate's effects on daily drinking level, expectations of alcohol's positive effects and desire to drink

GRIK1 Genotype moderates topiramate's effects on daily drinking level, expectations of alcohol's positive effects and desire to drink

Desarrollo y validación de la versión corta del cuestionario sobre expectativas de los efectos del alcohol (EQ-SF)

Pilot study of traumatic brain injury and alcohol misuse among service members

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