TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Facing temptation in the bar: Counteracting the effects of self-control failure on young adults' ad lib alcohol intake
JO  - Addiction
A1  - Otten, Roy
A1  - Cladder-Micus, Mira B.
A1  - Pouwels, Loes
A1  - Hennig, Maximilian
A1  - Schuurmans, Angela A. T.
A1  - Hermans, Roel C. J.
SP  - 746
EP  - 753
VL  - 109
IS  - 5
N2  - BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The self-control strength model suggests that exertion of self-control leads to poorer subsequent self-control performance. Failure of self-control has been suggested as an important underlying mechanism of excessive drinking. This study tested the effects of self-control failure on ad-lib drinking, and the potential moderating role of glucose and self-awareness on this relationship. DESIGN: The current research examined in two experiments whether the effects of self-control failure were different for males and females, and whether glucose (Experiment 1) and self-awareness (Experiment 2) would counteract the effects of self-control failure. A between-participants design with four conditions was employed in each experiment. SETTING: A semi-naturalistic drinking setting in the form of a laboratory bar. PARTICIPANTS: Undergraduate students recruited at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Experiment 1: N = 106; Experiment 2: N = 108). MEASUREMENTS: The total amount of alcohol consumed during an experimental break (observational data) and questionnaire data on drinking patterns. FINDINGS: Self-control failure led to increased levels of drinking in males (p < 0.05), whereas females drank less after being depleted (p < 0.01). Self-awareness, but not glucose, was found to counteract the effects of self-control failure among males (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Self-control failure leads to increased drinking of alcohol in males and decreased levels of drinking alcohol in females. However, increasing self-awareness appears to be a promising strategy in facing the temptation to drink when cognitive resources to inhibit intake are low.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0965-2140
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12446
ID  - ref1
ER  -