Does hangover have an acute impact on future drinking?

Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on August 30, 2010).The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.Dissertation advisor: Dr. Thomas M. Piasecki.Vita.Ph. D. University of Missouri--Columbia 2010.[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Hangover is a common adverse effect of excessive drinking. According to popular culture, hangover purportedly leads to resolutions to quit drinking or reduce drinking in an effort to avoid future hangover symptoms. As such, hangover has been described as a punisher that acutely reduces alcohol consumption. Popular culture also describes alcohol consumption as the consummate cure to hangover, which may lead to increased drinking. The current study is designed to determine whether hangover has an acute influence on future drinking. Specifically, does hangover serve as a punisher, as would be suggested by delayed time to next drink, and/or does hangover function as a setting for negative reinforcement, as would be suggested by drinking immediately following hangover. Data for this study are part of a larger project examining the conjoint use of alcohol and tobacco employing ecological momentary assessment methodology. Participants (n = 386) carried electronic diaries for 21 days reporting on drinking and smoking behaviors and outcomes. In both univariate multilevel and survival models, hangover was not significantly related to the amount of time between drinking episodes. In multivariate models, hangover was only significant in the presence of an interaction effect, suggesting that if hangover does have an acute impact on future drinking, it is among a specific subset of participants. It appears that for the majority of frequent drinkers, hangover may be irrelevant to immediate decisions regarding future drinking.Includes bibliographical references

College students' reasons for abstaining or limiting drinking: factor structure, predictors, and relations to abstention and alcohol-related outcomes

The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file.Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 13, 2007)Vita.Includes bibliographical references.Thesis (M.A.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2006.Dissertations, Academic -- University of Missouri--Columbia -- Psychology.[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] All addictive behavior can be conceptualized as a balance between impelling and inhibiting forces. Increasing knowledge of how motives (both approach and avoidance) influence drinking would result in a more comprehensive understanding of the etiology, maintenance, and resolution of problematic drinking. A 24-item measure of reasons for abstaining or limiting drinking (RALD) was administered annually in a large prospective study of college students' drinking behaviors. A series of factor analyses on RALD items resulted in a 3-factor solution: Upbringing, Negative Consequences, and Anticipated Costs. Correlational analyses suggest that RALD are associated with demographic variables, personality traits, and several measures of alcohol involvement. Prospective analyses suggest that RALD is a complex construct with important differences in RALD factors' influences on drinking behaviors. The current study significantly extends previous research by characterizing the construct of RALD in greater detail and describing how these factors relate to specific alcohol-related outcomes