The role of maternal communication style in adolescents’ motivation to change alcohol use: A vignette-based study

The aim of this study was (i) to explore the biographical (age, race, level of education and marital status) predictors of treatment outcomes for alcohol use disorder and (ii) to investigate the role of motivation to change as a predictor of treatment outcomes for this disorder. The participants consisted of 100 males (50 from each race group – black and white). A biographical questionnaire and the Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ) were employed as measuring instruments. This study demonstrates that a significant relationship exists between age, motivational aspects (introjection and amotivation) and treatment outcomes. These findings should have profound implications for the development of treatment plans and intervention strategies for alcohol use disorder, leading to an improved quality of life in South African communities.

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Supplemental Material for On the Role of (Implicit) Drinking Self-Identity in Alcohol Use and Problematic Drinking: A Comparison of Five Measures

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1037/adb0000643.supp ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Self Identity ◽

Problematic Drinking

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Alcohol use in daily life: Examining the role of trait and state impulsivity facets

10.31234/osf.io/u3v7q ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah A Griffin ◽

Timothy J Trull

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Sensation Seeking ◽

Daily Life ◽

Drinking Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Trait Level ◽

Trait Impulsivity ◽

Drinking Behaviors ◽

Ecological Momentary

Objectives: Using Ecological Momentary Assessment methods (EMA) we aimed to investigate the influence of trait and state (momentary) impulsivity on alcohol use behaviors in daily life. Facets of the UPPS trait model of impulsivity (Whiteside and Lynam, 2001) have been found to differentially relate to alcohol-related outcomes and behaviors in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. The present work expands on this by assessing UPPS facets in daily life and examining the contributions of trait and state impulsivity facets to daily life drinking behavior. Methods: 49 participants were prompted at least six times per day for 21 days. A total of 4,548 collected EMA reports were included in analyses. Multi-level models were computed predicting daily life alcohol use behaviors from state and trait impulsivity facets and relevant covariates. Results: Individual facets of momentary impulsivity differentially related to alcohol outcomes, such that (lack of) premeditation and, to a lesser extent, sensation seeking showed unique patterns of association with drinking and drinking quantity. Only trait levels of (lack of) premeditation were related to drinking behavior in daily life; no other trait UPPS scale significantly related to alcohol use. Conclusions: These results highlight state difficulties with premeditation as particularly relevant to drinking behavior in daily life. Our results also support the incremental validity of state impulsivity facets over trait level measures in relation to drinking behavior in daily life. These findings offer important insight into the phenomenology of daily-life alcohol use and highlight possible avenues for intervention and prevention efforts. Public Health Statement: Momentary fluctuations in premeditation predict alcohol use in daily life. Treatments targeting planning or forethought in relation to alcohol use may interrupt this process contributing to daily life drinking behaviors.

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mTORC and PKCε in Regulation of Alcohol Use Disorder

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry ◽

10.2174/1389557520666200624122325 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (17) ◽

pp. 1696-1708 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Athirah Hanim ◽

Isa Naina Mohamed ◽

Rashidi M. Pakri Mohamed ◽

Srijit Das ◽

Norefrina Shafinaz Md Nor ◽

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Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Alcohol Use Disorder ◽

Alcohol Intake ◽

Potential Role ◽

Synaptic Proteins ◽

Cellular Mechanisms ◽

Kinase C ◽

Protein Kinase C Epsilon ◽

Seeking Behavior

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is characterized by compulsive binge alcohol intake, leading to various health and social harms. Protein Kinase C epsilon (PKCε), a specific family of PKC isoenzyme, regulates binge alcohol intake, and potentiates alcohol-related cues. Alcohol via upstream kinases like the mammalian target to rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) or 2 (mTORC2), may affect the activities of PKCε or vice versa in AUD. mTORC2 phosphorylates PKCε at hydrophobic and turn motif, and was recently reported to be associated with alcohol-seeking behavior, suggesting the potential role of mTORC2-PKCε interactions in the pathophysiology of AUD. mTORC1 regulates translation of synaptic proteins involved in alcohol-induced plasticity. Hence, in this article, we aimed to review the molecular composition of mTORC1 and mTORC2, drugs targeting PKCε, mTORC1, and mTORC2 in AUD, upstream regulation of mTORC1 and mTORC2 in AUD and downstream cellular mechanisms of mTORCs in the pathogenesis of AUD.

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Sleep Problems During the Preschool Years and Beyond as a Marker of Risk and Resilience in Substance Use

10.1093/oso/9780190676001.003.0008 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Maria M. Wong

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Problem Drinking ◽

Alcohol Problems ◽

Risk And Resilience ◽

Regulatory Processes ◽

Sleep Physiology ◽

Before And After

Individuals with alcohol problems have well-described disturbances of sleep, but the development of these disturbances both before and after the onset of problem drinking is poorly understood. This chapter first discusses sleep physiology and its measurement in humans. It then examines the functions of sleep and its role in development. Next, it reviews recent research on the relationship between sleep and alcohol use and related problems. Whereas sleep problems (e.g., difficulties falling or staying asleep) increase the risk of early onset of alcohol use and related problems, sleep rhythmicity promotes resilience to the development of alcohol use disorder and problem substance use. Based on existing research, this chapter proposes a theoretical model of sleep and alcohol use, highlighting the role of self-regulatory processes as mediators of this relationship.

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Alcohol Use Disorder

10.1093/oso/9780190676001.003.0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Igor Ponomarev

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Alcohol Use Disorder ◽

Critical Discussion ◽

Epigenetic Mechanisms ◽

Future Directions ◽

Clinically Significant ◽

Early Life Exposures ◽

The Brain ◽

Epigenetic Research

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is characterized by clinically significant impairments in health and social function. Epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation may provide an attractive explanation for how early life exposures to alcohol contribute to the development of AUD and exert lifelong effects on the brain. This chapter provides a critical discussion of the role of epigenetic mechanisms in AUD etiology and the potential of epigenetic research to improve diagnosis, evaluate risks for alcohol-induced pathologies, and promote development of novel therapies for the prevention and treatment of AUD. Challenges of the current epigenetic approaches and future directions are also discussed.

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A Developmental Perspective on the Genetic Basis of Alcohol Use Disorder

10.1093/oso/9780190676001.003.0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Elisa M. Trucco ◽

Gabriel L. Schlomer ◽

Brian M. Hicks

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Alcohol Use Disorder ◽

Developmental Perspective ◽

Relative Contribution ◽

Intermediate Phenotypes ◽

Problematic Alcohol ◽

Age Related ◽

Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽

Problematic Alcohol Use

Approximately 48–66% of the variation in alcohol use disorders is heritable. This chapter provides an overview of the genetic influences that contribute to alcohol use disorder within a developmental perspective. Namely, risk for problematic alcohol use is framed as a function of age-related changes in the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors and an end state of developmental processes. This chapter discusses the role of development in the association between genes and the environment on risk for alcohol use disorder. Designs used to identify genetic factors relevant to problematic alcohol use are discussed. Studies examining developmental pathways to alcohol use disorder with a focus on endophenotypes and intermediate phenotypes are reviewed. Finally, areas for further investigation are offered.

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Alcohol Dependence Conceptualized as a Stress Disorder

The Oxford Handbook of Stress and Mental Health ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190681777.013.9 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 198-220

Author(s):

Leandro F. Vendruscolo ◽

George F. Koob

Keyword(s):

Prefrontal Cortex ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Alcohol Dependence ◽

Glucocorticoid Receptors ◽

Critical Role ◽

Emotional States ◽

Brain Circuits ◽

Negative Emotional State ◽

Alcohol Alcohol

Alcohol use disorder is a chronically relapsing disorder that involves (1) compulsivity to seek and take alcohol, (2) difficulty in limiting alcohol intake, and (3) emergence of a negative emotional state (e.g., dysphoria, anxiety, irritability) in the absence of alcohol. Alcohol addiction encompasses a three-stage cycle that becomes more intense as alcohol use progresses: binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect, and preoccupation/anticipation. These stages engage neuroadaptations in brain circuits that involve the basal ganglia (reward hypofunction), extended amygdala (stress sensitization), and prefrontal cortex (executive function disorder). This chapter discusses key neuroadaptations in the hypothalamic and extrahypothalamic stress systems and the critical role of glucocorticoid receptors. These neuroadaptations contribute to negative emotional states that powerfully drive compulsive alcohol drinking and seeking. These changes in association with a disruption of prefrontal cortex function that lead to cognitive deficits and poor decision making contribute to the chronic relapsing nature of alcohol dependence.

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