title: Positive affective states and alcohol consumption: The moderating role of trait positive urgency.
abstract: Trait positive urgency is characterised by risky and maladaptive actions in response to extreme positive affective states. Positive urgency has previously been shown to be a risk factor for alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems; however, there has been limited experimental research examining how positive urgency may moderate relations between affective states and alcohol consumption. In the current study, a sample of 106 participants completed a trait measure of positive urgency and were then randomly assigned to one of three mood induction conditions: a high-activation positive, a low-activation positive or a neutral mood condition. Subsequently, participants took part in a bogus beer taste test, where their alcohol consumption was subsequently measured. The results revealed that positive urgency significantly predicted increased beer consumption, but only for those participants in the high-activation positive mood induction group. The findings from this study provide support for positive urgency as a risk factor for alcohol use and suggest that it may be of particular relevance in social situations where individuals experience highly activated positive affective states.
authors: Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: psp01ld@gold.ac.uk.
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Dinc
authors: Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: a.cooper@gold.ac.uk.
authors: Andrew J
authors: AJ
authors: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D001515:Beer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011897:Random Allocation; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol use; Impulsivity; Mood induction; Positive urgency; UPPS