Pain catastrophising predicts alcohol hangover severity and symptoms

Alcohol hangover is a cause of considerable social and economic burden. Identification of predictors of alcohol hangover severity have the potential to contribute to reductions in costs associated with both absenteeism/presenteeism and health care. Pain catastrophising (PC) is the tendency to ruminate and describe a pain experience in more exaggerated terms. The current study examines the possibility that this cognitive coping strategy may influence experience of alcohol hangover. The aims of the current study were to (1) examine the relationship between hangover severity and PC, (2) explore and identify discreet factors within the Acute Hangover Scale (AHS) and (3) explore whether independent factors/dimensions of acute hangover are differentially predicted by PC. A retrospective survey (n = 86) was conducted in which participants completed the Acute Hangover Scale (AHS); the Pain Catastrophising Scale (PCS); a questionnaire pertaining to the amount of alcohol consumed; and a demographic information questionnaire. Regression analyses showed a significant relationship between PC and hangover severity scores and demonstrated that PC was, in fact, a stronger predictor of perceived hangover severity than estimated peak blood alcohol concentrations (eBACs). Factor analysis of the AHS scale, resulted in the identification of two distinct symptom dimensions; ‘Headache and thirst’, and ‘Gastric and cardiovascular’ symptoms. Regression analyses showed that both eBAC and PCS score were significantly associated with ‘Headache and thirst’. However, only PCS score was associated with ‘Gastric and cardiovascular’ symptoms. These novel findings implicate a role for cognitive coping strategies in self-reports of alcohol hangover severity, and may have implications for understanding behavioural response to hangover, as well as suggesting that hangover and PC may be important factors mediating the motivation to drink and/or abuse alcohol, with potential implications in addiction research. Furthermore, these findings suggest that distinct alcohol hangover symptoms may be associated with different mechanisms underlying the experience of alcohol hangover

Letter, 1949 May 16, from Macklin Marrow to Carson Robison

1 page, Marrow is an employee for MGM Records, a division of Loew\u27s Inc

Letter, from Macklin Marrow to Carson Robison

1 page, Marrow is an employee for MGM Records, a division of Loew\u27s Inc. Johnny Sippel, editor for the Folk Talent and Tune Column of the Bilboard, and Randy Blake are meantioned in this letter

An Equal Protection Analysis of Restrictive Abortion Laws: Affirmative Steps to Protect Woman\u27s Liberty

This Note is a response to the United States Supreme Court\u27s Continuing erosion of the fundamental right to privacy, which was held in Roe v. Wade to encompass a woman\u27s decision to terminate her Pregnancy. Roe v. Wade focused solely on the fourteenth amendments due process clause2 as the source of the abortion right. This Note will argue that this important right should also be grounded in the fourteenth amendment\u27s equal protection clause

MAS platforms as an enabler of enterprise mobilisation: The state of the art

One of the main application areas for multi-agent systems technology is enterprise mobilization, wherein the main business process actors are nomadic workers. An agent's autonomy, sociality and intelligence are highly prized features when it comes to supporting those mobile workers who are geographically isolated from the main knowledge source (i.e. the corporate Intranet) and are frequently moving from one location to another. Based on experience gained from two field trials of applications (built using for multi-agent systems technology and running on lightweight handheld devices) that support mobile business processes for telecommunications service provisioning and maintenance, this paper proposes desirable metrics for any multi-agent systems platform intended for enterprise mobilisation use. These metrics are then used to compare a number of existing multi-agent systems platforms, and based on the results, this paper identifies some areas for improvement

A study to determine the effects of a speech communication course in junior high on an adolescent\u27s self concept

Human behavior is a reflection of the many attitudes, beliefs, values, and cognitive processes of the individual. It has been theorized that self concept, or the way a person perceives his self image, acts as an integral force in directing many of those behaviors.1 According to research by Brownfain, a person with a high regard for self, or a positive self concept, exhibits more socially acceptable behaviors. Conversely, when a person has a low regard for self a variety of maladjusted and neurotic behaviors are displayed. 2 A conclusion of research concerning behavior and self concept may be summarized: . . . individuals derive their feelings about self from their interaction with others. Consequently, the link between self concept and actual behavior is a strong one. 3 The relationship between self concept and behaviors may be examined further by studying the development of self concept. Such development occurs primarily in the early years of ian individualfs life

Squeezing Subjectivity from the Doctrine of Unconscionability

Issues of unconscionability are most often encountered in two arenas: commercial agreements and family law agreements. In the first arena this Article proposes that the analysis should focus on the impact of a suspect term on the integrity of the contracting system or to an enabling statute. If a contract term materially undermines or compromises the integrity of the system for contracting or the integrity of an enabling statute, it should be found unconscionable. In the family law arena things differ because of the substance of the relationships involved and because the need for mutual consideration is de-emphasized. Accordingly, in this arena there are additional criteria. If the term has a materially adverse impact on the state as the default provider of public assistance, or if the term interferes with the ability of a party to seek reform to avoid having to petition for public assistance, or if the term adversely impacts the interests of children of the marriage, it should also be deemed unconscionable. ... Part II of this Article examines in detail the proposition that unconscionability refers solely to the degradation of the integrity of the contracting process as applicable to the commercial arena. Part III examines the issue within the context of family law