@article{ref1,
title="Negative mood, implicit alcohol-related memory, and alcohol use in young adults: The moderating effect of alcohol expectancy",
journal="Addictive behaviors",
year="2011",
author="Kelly, Adrian B. and Masterman, Paul W. and Young, Ross McD.",
volume="36",
number="1-2",
pages="148-151",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Alcohol-related implicit (preconscious) cognitive processes are established and unique predictors of alcohol use, but most research in this area has focused on alcohol-related implicit cognition and anxiety. This study extends this work into the area of depressed mood by testing a cognitive model that combines traditional explicit (conscious and considered) beliefs, implicit alcohol-related memory associations (AMAs), and self-reported drinking behavior. METHOD: Using a sample of 106 university students, depressed mood was manipulated using a musical mood induction procedure immediately prior to completion of implicit then explicit alcohol-related cognition measures. A bootstrapped two-group (weak/strong expectancies of negative affect and tension reduction) structural equation model was used to examine how mood changes and alcohol-related memory associations varied across groups. RESULTS: Expectancies of negative affect moderated the association of depressed mood and AMAs, but there was no such association for tension reduction expectancy. CONCLUSION: Subtle mood changes may unconsciously trigger alcohol-related memories in vulnerable individuals. Results have implications for addressing subtle fluctuations in depressed mood among young adults at risk of alcohol problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-4603",
doi="10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.08.025",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.08.025"
}