Implicit alcohol-related cognitions in a clinical sample of heavy drinkers.
Patients undergoing treatment in an alcohol-rehabilitation clinic performed an Extrinsic Affective Simon Task (EAST) and two Implicit Association Tests (IATs) that were designed to measure implicit attitudes toward alcohol or implicit alcohol-arousal associations. The EAST and IAT data indicated that patients had a more negative implicit attitude toward alcohol than toward softdrinks and possessed strong implicit alcohol-arousal associations. Our results replicate and extend those of Wiers et al. (J. Abnormal Psychol 111 (2002) 648).
De Houwer
Jan
J
Department of Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, Ghent B9000, Belgium. jan.dehouwer@ugent.be
Crombez
Geert
G
Koster
Ernst H W
EH
De Beul
Natalie
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011930:Reaction Time; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D014825:Vocabulary; D014936:Word Association Tests