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Development and Validation of a Social Network Site Use Motives Scale for College Students in South Korea
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Shin, Na Young; Lim, Young-Jin – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
Although it has been suggested that social network site (SNS) use motives are one of important determinants of SNS addiction, there has not been yet a scale to assess them. The aim of this study was to examine psychological properties of a newly developed Social Network Site Use Motives Scale (SUMS) in a college student sample. The SUMS was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Addictive Behavior, College Students
Emotionally Up and Down, Behaviorally to and fro: Drinking Motives Mediate the Synergistic Effects of Urgency and Emotional Instability on Alcohol Outcomes
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Dvorak, Robert D.; Kuvaas, Nicholas J.; Lamis, Dorian A.; Pearson, Matthew R.; Stevenson, Brittany L. – Journal of Drug Education, 2015
Emotional and behavioral regulation has been linked to coping and enhancement motives and associated with different patterns of alcohol use and problems. The current studies examined emotional instability, urgency, and internal drinking motives as predictors of alcohol dependence symptoms as well as the likelihood and severity of "Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, College Students, Emotional Problems
An Examination of Risky Drinking Behaviors and Motivations for Alcohol Use in a College Sample
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Sheehan, Brynn E.; Lau-Barraco, Cathy; Linden, Ashley N. – Journal of American College Health, 2013
Objective: The current study examined (1) drinking motives as a mediator of risky drinking behaviors (ie, pregaming and drinking games) and alcohol-related problems and (2) whether gender moderates the association between risky drinking behaviors and negative consequences. Participants: Participants ("N" = 368; 68% female) were drinkers…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Drinking, Student Behavior, Risk
Implicit Approach-Avoidance Associations for Craved Food Cues
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Kemps, Eva; Tiggemann, Marika; Martin, Rachel; Elliott, Mecia – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2013
Implicit approach associations are well documented for substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs. This study reports two experiments designed to establish and modify such associations specifically in the food craving domain. Experiment 1 used a pictorial implicit association task to examine approach-avoidance associations with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Females, Cues
The Role of Therapeutic Alliance in Treatment for People with Mild to Moderate Alcohol Dependence
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Richardson, Deirdre F.; Adamson, Simon J.; Deering, Daryle E. A. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
In an exploratory study of Therapeutic Alliance (TA) in brief outpatient treatment for alcohol dependence the relationship was investigated between TA and treatment outcome (measured at 6 weeks and 6 months) for 69 alcohol dependent clients participating in a randomised control trial between Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Non Directive…
Descriptors: Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Alcohol Abuse, Addictive Behavior
"Old Dogs" and New Skills: How Clinician Characteristics Relate to Motivational Interviewing Skills before, during, and after Training
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Carpenter, Kenneth M.; Cheng, Wendy Y.; Smith, Jennifer L.; Brooks, Adam C.; Amrhein, Paul C.; Wain, R. Morgan; Nunes, Edward V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: The relationships between the occupational, educational, and verbal-cognitive characteristics of health care professionals and their motivational interviewing (MI) skills before, during, and after training were investigated. Method: Fifty-eight community-based addiction clinicians (M = 42.1 years, SD = 10.0; 66% Female) were assessed…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Addictive Behavior, Behavior Change, Counseling Techniques