@article{ref1,
title="What do you mean "drunk"? Convergent validation of multiple methods of mapping alcohol expectancy memory networks",
journal="Psychology of addictive behaviors",
year="2012",
author="Reich, Richard R. and Ariel, Idan and Darkes, Jack and Goldman, Mark S.",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="406-413",
abstract="The configuration and activation of memory networks have been theorized as mechanisms that underlie the often observed link between alcohol expectancies and drinking. A key component of this network is the expectancy &quot;drunk.&quot; The memory network configuration of &quot;drunk&quot; was mapped by using cluster analysis of data gathered from the paired-similarities task (PST) and the Alcohol Expectancy Multi-Axial Assessment (AEMAX). A third task, the free associates task (FA), assessed participants' strongest alcohol expectancy associates and was used as a validity check for the cluster analyses. Six hundred forty-seven 18-19-year-olds completed these measures and a measure of alcohol consumption at baseline assessment for a 5-year longitudinal study. For both the PST and AEMAX, &quot;drunk&quot; clustered with mainly negative and sedating effects (e.g., &quot;sick,&quot; &quot;dizzy,&quot; &quot;sleepy&quot;) in lighter drinkers and with more positive and arousing effects (e.g., &quot;happy,&quot; &quot;horny,&quot; &quot;outgoing&quot;) in heavier drinkers, showing that the cognitive organization of expectancies reflected drinker type (and might influence the choice to drink). Consistent with the cluster analyses, in participants who gave &quot;drunk&quot; as an FA response, heavier drinkers rated the word as more positive and arousing than lighter drinkers. Additionally, gender did not account for the observed drinker-type differences. These results support the notion that for some emerging adults, drinking may be linked to what they mean by the word &quot;drunk.&quot; (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0893-164X",
doi="10.1037/a0026873",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0026873"
}