Stress and Affective Inductions in Addiction Research

Thomas, Suzanne; Bacon, Amy K.

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“…Effect size estimates for the effect of the TSST were moderate to large, regardless of motive group, confi rming the internal validity of the stress manipulation. Confi rmation of stress reactivity to the experimental manipulation is a notable strength of the study because stress reactivity is often confi rmed only with self-report (Thomas and Bacon, 2013), and in some studies, evidence that the stressor was effective in participants without high coping motives was lacking (Field and Quigley, 2009;. In our study, both motive groups showed elevated responses to the stress provocation.…”

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confidence: 49%

“…In fact, the evidence in the literature for stress-induced drinking is less compelling than is appreciated. Although it is intuitively appealing to assume that aversive affective states induce drinking in nondependent drinkers (and relapse in alcoholics), true experimental studies conducted specifi cally to examine this issue in both humans and animals show inconsistent evidence of this phenomenon (for reviews, see Thomas and Bacon, 2013;Becker et al, 2011).…”

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Coping Motives for Drinking Affect Stress Reactivity but Not Alcohol Consumption in a Clinical Laboratory Setting

Thomas

Merrill

Hofe

et al. 2014

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Stress evokes thoughts about alcohol and enhances alcohol's rewarding value in drinkers who use alcohol to cope with negative affect. The present study extends prior research by examining whether this effect applies to actual alcohol consumption following a stressor and whether individuals with high and low coping motives for drinking differ in stress reactivity. Method: Nondependent drinkers with high scores (>1 SD above national norms) on the coping motives subscale on the Drinking Motives Questionnaire (n = 41; 46% women) were enrolled along with age-and gender-matched nondependent drinkers with low coping motives (n = 41). Participants were randomized to receive the Trier Social Stress Test or a no-stress control condition. Following the stress manipulation, participants could consume up to 473 ml of beer in a "taste test," a covert measure of alcohol consumption. Stress reactivity was measured with both objective and subjective indices, and milliliters of beer consumed was the alcohol-relevant outcome. Results: Participants with high coping motives showed a less robust stress response to the Trier Social Stress Test than participants with low coping motives for drinking. However, the stressor did not result in greater consumption of alcohol (i.e., no main effect of stress induction) or differential drinking in the two motive groups (i.e., no Stressor × Coping Motive group interaction). Conclusions: Findings suggest that nondependent drinkers with and without coping motives for drinking may experience a stress provocation differently, but exposure to a standardized social stressor does not lead to differential drinking in these groups in a clinical laboratory setting. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 75, 115-123, 2014)

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Coping Motives for Drinking Affect Stress Reactivity but Not Alcohol Consumption in a Clinical Laboratory Setting

Thomas

Merrill

Hofe

et al. 2014

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…Second, only one study to date has directly examined social anxiety and coping-related drinking motives among adolescents (Blumenthal et al, 2010), and thus replication in an independent sample is needed to support the stability of this finding. Finally, retrospective data may be subject to several reporting biases, (e.g., misattribution, memory distortion; Nisbett & Ross, 1980), which can be reduced by assessing the desire to consume alcohol during a potentially anxiety producing activity (e.g., in anticipation of or during a social interaction; Thomas & Bacon, 2013). For that reason, in addition to self-reported coping motives for drinking, the present study examined participants’ current desire to drink shortly after their introduction to the laboratory (e.g., Gunnar et al, 2009; Walker et al, 2001), a novel social situation with unfamiliar individuals and unclear expectations for behavior.…”

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Social anxiety, disengagement coping, and alcohol-use behaviors among adolescents

Blumenthal

Ham

Cloutier

et al. 2015

Anxiety, Stress, & Coping

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Background and Objectives Although research indicates that social anxiety (SA) is associated with problematic drinking, few studies have examined these relations among adolescents, and all alcohol-related assessments have been retrospective. Socially anxious youth may be at risk to drink in an effort to manage negative affectivity, and a proclivity towards disengagement coping (e.g., avoidance of aversive stimuli) may enhance the desire to drink and learning of coping-related use. Design Adding to research addressing adolescent SA and alcohol use, the current study examined (1) proportional drinking motives (subscale scores divided by the sum of all subscales), (2) current desire to drink in a socially-relevant environment (introduction to research laboratory), and (3) the indirect effect of retrospectively-reported disengagement in social stress contexts on proportional coping motives and desire to drink. Method Participants were 70 community-recruited adolescents who reported recent alcohol use. Level of SA, disengagement coping, drinking motives, and desire to drink following laboratory introduction were assessed. Results Proclivity toward disengagement in prior socially-stressful contexts accounted for significant variance in the positive relations between SA and both proportional coping motives and current desire to drink. Conclusions These data complement existing work. Continued efforts in building developmentally-sensitive models of alcohol use are needed.

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“…The causal role of stress in AUD is bolstered by the consistent finding that hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity promotes alcohol seeking behavior in both the preclinical and clinical experiments (Thomas & Bacon, 2013). In the laboratory, two predominant paradigms assessing psychological stress (as opposed to physical or pharmacological stress which are less common to date) have been widely utilized: the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST: Thomas & Bacon, 2013) and the Guided Stress Imagery Task (Sinha, Fuse, Aubin, & O’Malley, 2000). …”

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“…The TSST, which involves all three of these stressors is the most common (Kirschbaum, Pirke, & Hellhammer, 1993; Thomas & Bacon, 2013). First the participant is instructed to prepare for a mock job interview.…”

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Experimental psychopathology paradigms for alcohol use disorders: Applications for translational research

Bujarski

Ray

2016

Behaviour Research and Therapy

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In spite of high prevalence and disease burden, scientific consensus on the etiology and treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) has yet to be reached. The development and utilization of experimental psychopathology paradigms in the human laboratory represents a cornerstone of AUD research. In this review, we describe and critically evaluate the major experimental psychopathology paradigms developed for AUD, with an emphasis on their implications, strengths, weaknesses, and methodological considerations. Specifically we review alcohol administration, self-administration, cue-reactivity, and stress-reactivity paradigms. We also provide an introduction to the application of experimental psychopathology methods to translational research including genetics, neuroimaging, pharmacological and behavioral treatment development, and translational science. Through refining and manipulating key phenotypes of interest, these experimental paradigms have the potential to elucidate AUD etiological factors, improve the efficiency of treatment developments, and refine treatment targets thus advancing precision medicine.

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Stress and Affective Inductions in Addiction Research

Cited by 13 publications

References 110 publications

Coping Motives for Drinking Affect Stress Reactivity but Not Alcohol Consumption in a Clinical Laboratory Setting

Coping Motives for Drinking Affect Stress Reactivity but Not Alcohol Consumption in a Clinical Laboratory Setting

Social anxiety, disengagement coping, and alcohol-use behaviors among adolescents

Experimental psychopathology paradigms for alcohol use disorders: Applications for translational research

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