@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol consumption primes automatic alcohol-approach associations",
journal="American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders",
year="2008",
author="Farris, Suzan R. and Ostafin, Brian D.",
volume="34",
number="6",
pages="703-711",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: There is increasing evidence that automatic mental processes play a role in problematic alcohol use. Although previous research has shown that alcohol consumption can prime alcohol-seeking behavior in animals and humans, little research has examined whether alcohol consumption activates automatic alcohol-related cognitions. The current study was designed to examine the effects of alcohol consumption on the activation of automatic alcohol motivation as measured by a reaction time task. METHOD: Eighty-five at-risk drinkers participated in the study, which began with a baseline measure of automatic alcohol motivation, after which participants completed a taste-test in which they could consume as much beer as they liked for 10 minutes. Following an absorption period, participants completed the measure of automatic alcohol motivation for a second time. RESULTS: A partial correlation analysis indicated that amount of alcohol consumed predicted stronger automatic alcohol motivation when controlling for the baseline level of automatic alcohol motivation. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that alcohol consumption may prime the automatic mental processes that have been shown to contribute to problematic alcohol use.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0095-2990",
doi="10.1080/00952990802308247",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990802308247"
}