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Witkiewitz, Katie; Bowen, Sarah; Donovan, Dennis M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Negative affect is a significant predictor of alcohol relapse, and the relation between negative affect and drinking has been shown to be strongly mediated by alcohol craving. Thus, targeting craving during treatment could potentially attenuate the relation between negative affect and drinking. Method: The current study is a secondary…
Descriptors: Intervention, Alcoholism, Drinking, Psychological Patterns
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Masheb, Robin M.; Grilo, Carlos M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
Predictors and moderators of outcomes were examined in 75 overweight patients with binge-eating disorder (BED) who participated in a randomized clinical trial of guided self-help treatments. Age variables, psychiatric and personality disorder comorbidity, and clinical characteristics were tested as predictors and moderators of treatment outcomes.…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Eating Disorders, Psychopathology, Patients
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Smith, Bruce W.; Zautra, Alex J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
The purpose of this study was to test a 2-factor model of affective health in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA; n = 82) or osteoarthritis (OA; n = 88). Positive and negative social interactions and affect were assessed for 11 consecutive weeks. For each participant, Vulnerability and Resilience factors were created from factor analyses of…
Descriptors: Females, Interpersonal Competence, Diseases, Personality Traits
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Cohen, Lawrence H.; Gunthert, Kathleen C.; Butler, Andrew C.; Parrish, Brendt P.; Wenze, Susan J.; Beck, Judith S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This study evaluated the predictive role of depressed outpatients' (N = 62) affective reactivity to daily stressors in their rates of improvement in cognitive therapy (CT). For 1 week before treatment, patients completed nightly electronic diaries that assessed daily stressors and negative affect (NA). The authors used multilevel modeling to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Patients, Diaries, Depression (Psychology)
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Weems, Carl F.; Pina, Armando A.; Costa, Natalie M.; Watts, Sarah E.; Taylor, Leslie K.; Cannon, Melinda F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
On the basis of theory and previous research, it was hypothesized that predisaster child trait anxiety would predict disaster-related posttraumatic stress symptoms and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms, even after controlling for the number of hurricane exposure events. Results support this hypothesis and further indicate that predisaster…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Natural Disasters
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Johnson, Matthew D.; Cohan, Catherine L.; Davila, Joanne; Lawrence, Erika; Rogge, Ronald D.; Karney, Benjamin R.; Sullivan, Kieran T.; Bradbury, Thomas N. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Specific skills and affective expressions coded from the problem-solving interactions of 172 newlywed couples were examined in relation to 8-wave, 4-year trajectories of marital satisfaction. Effects varied as a function of whether husbands' versus wives' topics were under discussion and whether husbands' versus wives' satisfaction was predicted,…
Descriptors: Spouses, Attitude Change, Problem Solving, Marital Satisfaction
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Zuckerman, Marvin – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Describes development of a situation-specific trait-state test for affective responses. Form One contains 20 situations to which subjects described responses on 16 scales for each situation. Study Two assessed reliability of these scales, sex differences, and trait-state relationships. Five validity studies are described. (Author)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Factor Analysis, Measurement Instruments, Personality Measures
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Zautra, Alex J.; Johnson, Lisa M.; Davis, Mary C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
A sample of 124 women with osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia, or both, completed initial assessments for demographic data, health status, and personality traits and 10-12 weekly interviews regarding pain, stress, negative affect, and positive affect. Multilevel modeling analyses indicated that weekly elevations of pain and stress predicted increases…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Females, Pain, Health Conditions
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Morrow, Kelly A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Investigated predictors of psychological distress among infertility clinic patients. Analyses indicated that infertile men and women reported greater psychological distress than the general population. Self-blame and avoidance coping significantly predicted psychological distress among men and women. Increased age and childlessness added to…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Childlessness, Clinical Psychology, Emotional Response