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Ardhys N De Leon1, Robert D Dvorak1, Matthew P Kramer1
1From, Department of Psychology, The University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
|November 18, 2020
Summary
Alcohol consumption stabilizes emotions, with positive mood increasing and negative mood decreasing on drinking days. Emotional instability rises before drinking and rapidly stabilizes afterward, suggesting a reinforcing effect.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Alcohol misuse is a major public health concern.
- Affect regulation and emotional instability are linked to problematic alcohol use.
- Emotion instability may predict alcohol-related problems via reinforcement mechanisms.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine real-time mood dynamics across drinking and non-drinking days.
- Investigate the relationship between mood, mood instability, and alcohol consumption.
- Understand the role of mood regulation in alcohol reinforcement.
Main Methods:
- Utilized ecological momentary assessment (EMA) over 21 days with 74 current drinkers.
- Collected up to 10 daily assessments of positive mood, negative mood, and alcohol use.
- Analyzed mood trajectories using piecewise multilevel regression.
Main Results:
- Positive mood was higher and negative mood was lower on drinking days.
- Emotional functioning remained stable on non-drinking days.
- Emotional instability increased before drinking and stabilized after initiation on drinking days.
Conclusions:
- Alcohol consumption appears to reinforce drinking by providing emotional stability.
- Mood dynamics are crucial for understanding the reinforcing effects of alcohol.
- Findings underscore the importance of considering mood regulation in alcohol use research.
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