Resolving an identity crisis: Implicit drinking identity and implicit alcohol identity are related but not the same

Ramirez, Jason J.; Olin, Cecilia C.; Lindgren, Kristen P.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.03.014

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“…Future studies could include more questions for each construct because other aspects of evaluation and self-identification might be of importance. For example, previous studies have shown that the extent to which individuals identify themselves with addictive behavior (e.g., viewing oneself as a drinker) also strongly relates to substance use (e.g., Ramirez, Olin, & Lindgren, 2017 ). Second, the current study samples consisted exclusively of students.…”

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Do evaluation and self-identification relate to self-reported and actual social media use?

Cathelyn

Dessel

Cummins

et al. 2022

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Background and aims Social media use can sometimes become excessive and damaging. To deal with this issue, scholars and practitioners have called for the development of measures that predict social media use. The current studies test the utility of evaluation and self-identification measures for predicting social media use. Method Study 1 examined the relation between evaluation (n = 58) and self-identification (n = 56) measures on the one hand and several self-report measures of social media use on the other hand. Study 2 examined whether the main results of Study 1 could be replicated and whether evaluation (n = 68) and self-identification (n = 48) also relate to actual social media use. We probed evaluation and self-identification using implicit and explicit measures. Results Explicit evaluation and self-identification measures significantly correlated with several of the self-report measures of social media. Explicit evaluation also significantly correlated with several indices of actual social media use. Implicit measures did not relate to social media use. Discussion and conclusions The current results suggest that researchers and practitioners could benefit from using explicit evaluation and self-identification measures when predicting social media use, especially an evaluation measure since this measure also seems to relate to actual social media use. Study 2 was one of the first to test the ecological validity of social media use measures. Although implicit measures could provide benefits for predicting social media use, the current studies did not show evidence for their predictive utility.

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Do evaluation and self-identification relate to self-reported and actual social media use?

Cathelyn

Dessel

Cummins

et al. 2022

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“…On the role of (implicit) drinking self-identity in alcohol use and problematic drinking: A comparison of five measures Drinking self-identity (Ramirez, Olin, & Lindgren, 2017) is an emergent, effective predictor of problematic consumption, with some work suggesting that self-identity may mediate changes in drinking behaviour over time (Blevins et al, 2018). Simultaneously, researchers have utilized implicit measures (i.e., measures which capture responses made quickly, without awareness, or unintentionally; see De Houwer, 2006) due to findings suggesting they may account for variance in alcohol consumption beyond that accounted for by traditional self-report measures (AKA explicit measures; Gray et al, 2011;Davies et al, 2017; but see Schimmack, 2019, for criticisms of implicit measures).…”

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On the role of (implicit) drinking self-identity in alcohol use and problematic drinking: A comparison of five measures.

Cummins¹,

Lindgren²,

Houwer³

2021

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Objective: Implicit and explicit drinking self-identity appear to be useful in predicting alcohol-related outcomes. However, there are several different implicit and explicit measures which can be used to assess drinking self-identity. Some of these implicit measures can also capture relational information (e.g., I am a drinker, I should be a drinker), which might provide unique advantages. Despite the importance of having good measures of drinking self-identity, to date there has been little direct comparison of these measures. Method: This study (N = 358) systematically compared two commonly used measures of drinking self-identity (one implicit and one explicit: the Implicit Association Test [IAT] and the Alcohol Self-Concept Scale [ASCS]) with three relational measures of implicit self-identity (the autobiographical IAT [aIAT], the Relational Responding Task [RRT], and the Propositional Concealed Information Test [pCIT]) on a range of criteria relevant to experimental and clinical alcohol researchers. Results: Overall, we found mixed performances on the implicit measures. Interestingly, the aIAT, which probed should-based drinking identity, performed better than the standard IAT. However, the explicit measure exhibited superior performance to all other measures across all criteria. Conclusions: Our results suggest that researchers who wish to assess drinking-related self-identity and to predict alcohol-related outcomes cross-sectionally should set their focus primarily on the use (and further development) of the ASCS, rather than any of the implicit measures. Future research focusing on the ASCS should seek to investigate the generalizability of our findings to patient populations, and incorporate relational information within that procedure to further improve upon its already-strong utility.

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“…Studies have also identified an association between pro-drinking social norms and both alcohol use and alcohol-related problems (Larimer et al , 2004; Mattern and Neighbors, 2004; Neighbors et al , 2004; Rehm et al , 2015). A study suggested that social drinking is positively associated with problematic drinking (Ramirez et al ., 2017). Scholars have argued that a person's actions are strongly influenced by the perceptions of others regarding appropriate action in a social context (Mollen et al , 2013).…”

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How social norms affect alcohol dependence: the mediating role of perceived benefits and alcohol identity

Wang

Liao

2020

BFJ

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PurposeAlthough the association between social norms and alcohol dependence has been noted, how social norms cause alcohol dependence remains unclear. This study thus investigated how social norms affect the perceived benefits of drinking and alcohol identity, which in turn affect alcohol dependence.Design/methodology/approachConvenience sampling was used, and 452 valid questionnaires were collected from alcohol (specifically, beer) consumers over the age of 18; answers were analyzed through structural equation modeling.FindingsSocial norms positively affected the perceived benefits of drinking and alcohol identity; alcohol identity positively affected alcohol dependence; moreover, alcohol identity fully mediated the effects of social norms and the perceived benefits of drinking on alcohol dependence.Originality/valueHow social norms affect alcohol dependence has rarely been studied; thus, the present study has value for integrating the findings in the lines of research on social norms and alcohol dependence. Based on the study results, the authors recommend that policies aimed at discouraging alcohol dependence should focus on mitigating the social pressure to drink and the perceived benefits of drinking as well as labeling others as drinkers.

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Resolving an identity crisis: Implicit drinking identity and implicit alcohol identity are related but not the same

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Do evaluation and self-identification relate to self-reported and actual social media use?

Do evaluation and self-identification relate to self-reported and actual social media use?

On the role of (implicit) drinking self-identity in alcohol use and problematic drinking: A comparison of five measures.

How social norms affect alcohol dependence: the mediating role of perceived benefits and alcohol identity

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