TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Interoceptive awareness, tension reduction expectancies and self-reported drinking behavior
JO  - Alcohol and alcoholism
A1  - Schmidt, Alexander F.
A1  - Eulenbruch, Tim
A1  - Langer, Clara
A1  - Banger, Markus
SP  - 472
EP  - 477
VL  - 48
IS  - 4
N2  - Aims: Recent accounts have suggested the involvement of interoceptive processes in consumption behavior for alcohol and other drugs. However, there is a paucity of empirical support for a direct association with physiologically assessed individual differences in interoceptive awareness (IA). The current research explored this postulated link and examined the interplay with positive outcome expectancies of alcohol consumption. METHOD: IA of alcohol-dependent adult in- and outpatients was measured with an objective electrocardiogram heart rate tracking task. Tension reduction expectancies (TRE) and drinking compulsions/obsessions were assessed with self-report questionnaires. RESULTS: No direct associations of IA with drinking compulsions/obsessions were found. However, IA and TRE interacted as predictors of drinking compulsions and drinking obsessions. CONCLUSION: The results corroborate the suggestion that neglect of bodily feedback might be a maintaining factor for drinking behavior.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-0414
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agt024
ID  - ref1
ER  -