scholarly journals Initial development of a brief behavioral economic assessment of alcohol demand.

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max M. Owens ◽  
Cara M. Murphy ◽  
James MacKillop
Keyword(s):  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Behavioral Economic ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Alcohol Demand

scholarly journals Behavioral Economic Assessment of Alcohol and Cigarette Demand in Smokers With Alcohol Use Disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Cui ◽  
Paulina Linares Abrego ◽  
Jin Ho Yoon ◽  
Maher Karam-Hage ◽  
Paul M. Cinciripini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Behavioral Economic ◽  
Substance Exposure ◽  
Cigarette Demand ◽  
Alcohol Demand ◽  
Quitting Smoking ◽  
Response Output

Background and Objectives: Behavioral economic purchase tasks are widely used to assess drug demand in substance use disorder research. Comorbid alcohol use is common among cigarette smokers and associated with greater difficulty in quitting smoking. However, demand for alcohol and cigarettes in this population has not been fully characterized. The present study addressed this gap by examining alcohol and cigarette demand among treatment-seeking smokers with alcohol use disorder (AUD).Methods: Alcohol and cigarette demand was assessed among 99 smokers with AUD. We conducted Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and correlational analyses on the demand indices.Results: Participants showed higher demand for alcohol than for cigarettes, as evidenced lower elasticity (resistance to increasing price) and higher Omax (maximum response output for drug). PCA revealed a two-factor structure (Persistence and Amplitude) for both alcohol and cigarette demand indices. Cigarette-related demand indices were positively correlated with nicotine dependence, but alcohol-related demand indices were not associated with alcohol dependence, suggesting dissociation between alcohol demand and use behaviors.Discussion and Conclusions: Our results suggest that smokers with AUD were more resistant to price elevations in relation to reducing alcohol consumption as compared to cigarette consumption, suggesting preferential demand for alcohol over cigarettes. However, it is unclear how acute substance exposure/withdrawal impacts the demand indices.Scientific Significance: Potentially differential alcohol and cigarette demands among smokers with AUD should be considered in the concurrent treatment of smoking and alcohol.

A behavioral economic assessment of individualizing versus binding moral foundations

2017 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Brendan Clark ◽  
Jeffrey A. Swails ◽  
Heidi M. Pontinen ◽  
Shannon E. Bowerman ◽  
Kenneth A. Kriz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Behavioral Economic

scholarly journals Validation of a brief behavioral economic assessment of demand among cigarette smokers.

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liqa N. Athamneh ◽  
Jeffrey S. Stein ◽  
Michael Amlung ◽  
Warren K. Bickel
Keyword(s):  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Behavioral Economic ◽  
Cigarette Smokers

scholarly journals Behavioral Economic Demand for Alcohol and Cigarettes in Heavy Drinking Smokers: Evidence of Asymmetric Cross-commodity Reinforcing Value

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
ReJoyce Green ◽  
James MacKillop ◽  
Emily E Hartwell ◽  
Aaron C Lim ◽  
Wave-Ananda Baskerville ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Latent Factors ◽  
Behavioral Economic ◽  
Cigarette Demand ◽  
Alcohol Demand ◽  
Alcohol Purchase Task

Abstract Introduction Previous studies have highlighted a strong bidirectional relationship between cigarette and alcohol consumption. To advance our understanding of this relationship the present study uses a behavioral economic approach in a community sample (N = 383) of nontreatment seeking heavy drinking smokers. Aims and Methods The aims were to examine same-substance and cross-substance relationships between alcohol and cigarette use, and latent factors of demand. A community sample of nontreatment seeking heavy drinking smokers completed an in-person assessment battery including measures of alcohol and tobacco use as well as the Cigarette Purchase Task and the Alcohol Purchase Task. Latent factors of demand were derived from these hypothetical purchase tasks. Results Results revealed a positive correlation between paired alcohol and cigarette demand indices (eg, correlation between alcohol intensity and cigarette intensity) (rs = 0.18–0.46, p ≤ .003). Over and above alcohol factors, cigarette use variables (eg, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence and cigarettes per smoking day) significantly predicted an additional 4.5% (p < .01) of the variance in Persistence values but not Amplitude values for alcohol. Over and above cigarette factors, alcohol use variables predicted cigarette Persistence values (ΔR2 = .013, p = .05), however, did not predict Amplitude values. Conclusions These results advance our understanding of the overlap between cigarette and alcohol by demonstrating that involvement with one substance was associated with demand for the other substance. This asymmetric profile—from smoking to alcohol demand, but not vice versa—suggests that it is not simply tapping into a generally higher reward sensitivity and warrants further investigation. Implications To our knowledge, no study to date has examined alcohol and cigarette demand, via hypothetical purchase tasks, in a clinical sample of heavy drinking smokers. This study demonstrates that behavioral economic indices may be sensitive to cross-substance relationships and specifically that such relationships are asymmetrically stronger for smoking variables affecting alcohol demand, not the other way around.

scholarly journals Behavioral economic assessment of abuse liability for Black & Mild cigar flavors among young adults.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose S. Bono ◽  
Caroline O. Cobb ◽  
Catherine S. Wall ◽  
Rebecca C. Lester ◽  
Cosima Hoetger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Abuse Liability ◽  
Behavioral Economic

Behavioral economic indicators of Greek student drinking : the role of social environment and perceived norms

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Nicholas William McAfee
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
College Student ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Behavioral Economic ◽  
Student Drinking ◽  
Alcohol Demand

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] College student problematic alcohol use is a public health issue that affects students, college campuses, and broader society. Within this subgroup, Greek affiliated students (i.e., members of a fraternity or sorority) drink an increased amount of alcohol and experience more negative alcohol-related consequences. Research examining Greek student drinking indicates that a) Greeks select into heavy drinking environments, b) Greek environments contribute to increased drinking, and c) Greek perception of their peers' drinking behavior influence how they drink. Behavioral economic models, which conceptualize drinking through demand (i.e., price of use and reinforcement), have also been used to predict college student drinking behavior. These models have predicted both college student drinking behavior and response to alcohol interventions. However, there is lack of empirical literature describing Greek student alcohol demand and designs that use social-level variables (i.e., Greek affiliation or social norms) to predict alcohol demand. The current study utilized structural equation modeling to examine Greek drinking behavior through the lens of behavioral economics while also accounting for social norms and the Greek social environment. Participants were 393 college students in their first two years of undergraduate study at two public universities who reported two binge drinking episodes in the past month. Results from structural equation modeling found no relationship between Greek affiliation and latent alcohol demand. Follow-up analyses found relationships between Greek status, social norms, and the measure of demand intensity. Alcohol demand and social norms were associated with alcohol-related outcomes. Interpretations of the findings, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

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