TY - JOUR
T1 - Anxiety sensitivity and anticipation of a self-disclosing interview as determinants of alcohol consumption
AU - Samoluk, Sarah Barton
AU - Stewart, Sherry H.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Individuals scoring high (HAS, n = 28) and low (LAS, n = 28) on the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (R. A. Peterson and S. Reiss, 1992) were exposed to a stress induction manipulation followed by a beverage taste-rating task in a study of coping-related alcohol consumption. Anticipation of an anxiety-relevant (AR) interview about their anxiety experiences did not result in greater alcohol consumption by HAS individuals as hypothesized. However, HAS individuals consumed significantly more alcohol than LAS individuals when anticipating an anxiety-irrelevant (AI) interview about their food preferences. The following explanations are explored: (a) Social-evaluative concerns may have suppressed alcoholic beverage consumption by HAS-AR individuals, and (b) enhanced interoceptive acuity and discomfort because of prior food deprivation may have increased alcoholic beverage consumption among HAS-AI individuals.
AB - Individuals scoring high (HAS, n = 28) and low (LAS, n = 28) on the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (R. A. Peterson and S. Reiss, 1992) were exposed to a stress induction manipulation followed by a beverage taste-rating task in a study of coping-related alcohol consumption. Anticipation of an anxiety-relevant (AR) interview about their anxiety experiences did not result in greater alcohol consumption by HAS individuals as hypothesized. However, HAS individuals consumed significantly more alcohol than LAS individuals when anticipating an anxiety-irrelevant (AI) interview about their food preferences. The following explanations are explored: (a) Social-evaluative concerns may have suppressed alcoholic beverage consumption by HAS-AR individuals, and (b) enhanced interoceptive acuity and discomfort because of prior food deprivation may have increased alcoholic beverage consumption among HAS-AI individuals.
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U2 - 10.1037/0893-164X.10.1.45
DO - 10.1037/0893-164X.10.1.45
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029874255
SN - 0893-164X
VL - 10
SP - 45
EP - 54
JO - Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
JF - Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
IS - 1
ER -
