Alcohol in a Social Context: Findings From Event‐Contingent Recording Studies of Everyday Social Interactions

Rot, Marije aan het; Russell, Jennifer J.; Moskowitz, D. S.; Young, Simon N.

doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00590.x

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“…Individuals who were rejected who also underwent a mindfulness intervention behaved with less hostility following the interaction (Heppner et al, 2008). Although this method for assessing interpersonal interactions has been previously used without detectable reactivity effects (aan het Rot et al, 2008; Russell et al, 2010; Roche et al, 2014), future research should examine whether self-monitoring of interpersonal behaviors results in differences in actual behaviors.…”

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Effects of marijuana use on impulsivity and hostility in daily life

Ansell¹,

Laws²,

Roche³

et al. 2015

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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BACKGROUND Marijuana use is increasingly prevalent among young adults. While research has found adverse effects associated with marijuana use within experimentally controlled laboratory settings, it is unclear how recreational marijuana use affects day-to-day experiences in users. The present study sought to examine the effects of marijuana use on within-person changes in impulsivity and interpersonal hostility in daily life using smartphone administered assessments. METHODS Forty-three participants with no substance dependence reported on their alcohol consumption, tobacco use, recreational marijuana use, impulsivity, and interpersonal hostility over the course of 14 days. Responses were analyzed using multilevel modeling. RESULTS Marijuana use was associated with increased impulsivity on the same day and the following day relative to days when marijuana was not used, independent of alcohol use. Marijuana was also associated with increased hostile behaviors and perceptions of hostility in others on the same day when compared to days when marijuana was not used. These effects were independent of frequency of marijuana use or alcohol use. There were no significant effects of alcohol consumption on impulsivity or interpersonal hostility. CONCLUSIONS Marijuana use is associated with changes in impulse control and hostility in daily life. This may be one route by which deleterious effects of marijuana are observed for mental health and psychosocial functioning. Given the increasing prevalence of recreational marijuana use and the potential legalization in some states, further research on the potential consequences of marijuana use in young adults’ day-to-day life is warranted.

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Effects of marijuana use on impulsivity and hostility in daily life

Ansell¹,

Laws²,

Roche³

et al. 2015

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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“…Using event-contingent reporting of daily social in-FIGURE 2. Proportion of positive behavior observed as a function of actor and partner alcohol condition teractions, aan het Rot et al (2008) found increased ratings of agreeableness in participants' reports of their own and others' behavior when alcohol was involved compared with when it was not. Although alcohol effects emerged using coder ratings of behavior in our study, participants did not report differences in their own or partner's behavior according to alcohol condition, suggesting that behavioral effects were modest and outside of awareness.…”

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Effects of Administered Alcohol on Intimate Partner Interactions in a Conflict Resolution Paradigm

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Crane

Quigley

et al. 2014

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Although couples' alcohol use has been associated with intimate partner aggression and poorer marital functioning, few studies have examined the proximal effects of alcohol on couple interactions. The current experimental study examined the effects of alcohol, administered independently to male and female intimate partners, on positive and negative interaction behaviors within a naturalistic confl ict resolution paradigm. Method: Married and cohabiting couples (n = 152) were recruited from the community and each partner randomly assigned to receive either alcohol (target dose: .08 mg/kg) or no alcohol. They engaged in two 15-minute interactions regarding current disagreements in their relationship, one before and one after beverage administration. Videotaped interactions were coded by trained observers using the Rapid Marital Interaction Coding System, and positive and negative interaction behaviors were analyzed using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Results: Participants displayed decreased negativity and increased positivity following alcohol consumption when their partners were sober but no differences in negativity or positivity when their partners also consumed alcohol. There were no gender differences. Although participants with a history of perpetrating intimate partner aggression displayed more negativity, prior aggression did not interact with beverage condition. Conclusions: The immediate effects of alcohol consumption on couple interaction behaviors appeared more positive than negative. Contrary to hypotheses, congruent partner drinking had neither particularly positive nor particularly negative effects. These unique fi ndings represent a rare glimpse into the immediate consequences of alcohol consumption on couple interaction and stand in contrast to its delayed or long-term effects. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 75, 249-258, 2014)

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“…Young people report drinking in order to enhance their emotional experience in social settings, and these social motives are the most strongly endorsed reason for drinking alcohol (Cooper, Russell, Skinner, & Windle, 1992; Cooper, 1994). Recently, studies employing event-contingent recording confirm that everyday social interactions involving alcohol consumption are associated with positive mood and social affiliation and the alleviation of negative emotions (Aan Het Rot, Russell, Moskowitz, & Young, 2008; Armeli et al, 2003). …”

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A social-attributional analysis of alcohol response.

Fairbairn

Sayette

2014

Psychological Bulletin

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Conventional wisdom and survey data indicate that alcohol is a social lubricant and is consumed for its social effects. In contrast, the experimental literature examining alcohol’s effects within a social context reveals that alcohol does not consistently enhance social-emotional experience. We identify a methodological factor that might explain inconsistent alcohol-administration findings, distinguishing between studies featuring unscripted interactions among naïve participants (k = 18) and those featuring scripted social interactions with individuals identified as study confederates (k = 18). While 89% of naïve-participant studies find positive effects of alcohol on mood (d = 0.5), only 11% of confederate studies find evidence of significant alcohol-related mood enhancement (d = −0.01). The naïve-participant versus confederate distinction remains robust after controlling for various moderators including stress manipulations, gender, group size, anxiety outcome measure, and within-group consistency of beverage assignment. Based on the findings of our review, we propose a multidimensional, social-attributional framework for understanding alcohol-related reward. Borrowing organizing principles from attribution theory, the social-attributional approach predicts that alcohol will enhance mood when negative outcomes are perceived to be unstable and/or self-relevant. Our framework proposes that alcohol’s effects within a social context are largely explained by its tendency to free individuals from preoccupation with social rejection, allowing them to access social rewards. The social-attributional approach represents a novel framework for integrating distinct, well-validated concepts derived from several theories of alcohol’s effects. It further presents promising lines of inquiry for future research examining the role of social factors in alcohol reward and addiction susceptibility.

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Alcohol in a Social Context: Findings From Event‐Contingent Recording Studies of Everyday Social Interactions

Cited by 39 publications

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Effects of marijuana use on impulsivity and hostility in daily life

Effects of marijuana use on impulsivity and hostility in daily life

Effects of Administered Alcohol on Intimate Partner Interactions in a Conflict Resolution Paradigm

A social-attributional analysis of alcohol response.

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