Desire for alcohol and outcome expectancies as measures of alcohol cue-reactivity in social drinkers.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the responsiveness of questionnaire measures of desire to drink and alcohol outcome expectancies.


METHODS
A subjective alcohol cue-reactivity paradigm (alcohol cue: sight, smell, taste) was used with a 2 x 2 between-subject design (n = 88), drink type (soft/alcoholic) and order of assessment (desire-expectancy/expectancy-desire). Covariance analysis controlled for quantity of recent alcohol consumption.


METHODS
A quiet alcohol research suite.


METHODS
Eighty-eight male and female social drinking students, recruited for a 'taste preference' survey.


METHODS
Three composite measures using questionnaire totals and subscales: of desire (DAQ), positive expectancy (AEQ) and negative expectancy (NAEQ). Timeline Follow-back procedure for recent consumption.


RESULTS
Subjective cue-reactivity was found for the DAQ total score and the subscales 'strong intentions and desires' and 'negative reinforcement'. Expectancies did not demonstrate alcohol cue-reactivity.


CONCLUSIONS
The DAQ and subscales are sensitive measures of alcohol cue-reactivity in social drinkers. Potential uses of the subjective cue-reactivity procedure with multi-factorial representations of cue reaction are identified.
Schulze
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Department of Psychology, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Jones
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003463:Cues; D004328:Drive; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires