@article{ref1,
title="Experimental effect of positive urgency on negative outcomes from risk taking and on increased alcohol consumption",
journal="Psychology of addictive behaviors",
year="2010",
author="Cyders, Melissa A. and Zapolski, Tamika C. B. and Combs, Jessica L. and Settles, Regan Fried and Fillmore, Mark T. and Smith, Gregory T.",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="367-375",
abstract="The current pair of experimental studies sought to further validate the role of positive urgency (acting rashly when in an extreme positive emotional state) as a risk factor for impulsive and maladaptive behavior. Previous research has supported the use of emotion-based dispositions to rash action in predicting a wide range of maladaptive acts. However, that research was conducted in the field and relied on self-reported behavior, thus lacking tight experimental controls and direct observation of risky behaviors. In the 2 experimental studies described here, we found that among college students (1) positive urgency significantly predicted negative outcomes on a risk-taking task following a positive mood manipulation (n = 94), and (2) positive urgency significantly predicted increases in beer consumption following positive mood induction (n = 33). Positive urgency's role was above and beyond previously identified risk factors; these findings, combined with prior cross-sectional and longitudinal field studies, provide support for the role of positive urgency in rash action. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0893-164X",
doi="10.1037/a0019494",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0019494"
}