@article{ref1,
title="Self-focused attention reduces self-injurious behavior in alcohol-intoxicated men",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2009",
author="Berman, Mitchell E. and Bradley, Tiffany P. and Fanning, Jennifer Renee and McCloskey, Michael S.",
volume="44",
number="9-10",
pages="1280-1297",
abstract="Both chronic alcohol use and acute intoxication are risk factors for self-aggression (i.e., intentional self-injury) across the spectrum of lethality. Studies designed to identify a cause-and-effect relation between alcohol intoxication and self-aggression, or the factors that facilitate or mitigate this effect, are rare due to the inherent difficulty of studying self-injurious behavior experimentally. In this study, we experimentally demonstrate that alcohol intoxication leads to heightened self-injurious behavior, and that enhanced self-focused attention (self-awareness) attenuates this effect. Specifically, 40 men consumed either alcohol (mean Blood Alcohol Concentration [BAC] = .10) or a veridical control drink, and then completed a laboratory task designed to assess self-injurious behavior. Self-focused attention was experimentally enhanced in half the participants in each drink condition. Results support the notion that prevention and intervention programs designed to reduce intentional self-injurious behaviors should include components that address alcohol misuse and self-awareness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="10.1080/10826080902961328",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826080902961328"
}