TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Alcohol consumption primes automatic alcohol-approach associations
JO  - American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders
A1  - Farris, Suzan R.
A1  - Ostafin, Brian D.
SP  - 703
EP  - 711
VL  - 34
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0095-2990
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990802308247
ID  - ref1
ER  -