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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Interpersonal problems and negative mood as predictors of within-day time to drinking.
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Vol 23(2), 2009, 205-215.

Using data collected via handheld electronic diaries (EDs), we examined within-day associations between early-day negative moods and stress and subsequent time to drinking.

Whereas previous analyses of these data showed no associations between early-day negative moods and number of drinks consumed later in the day, here we found significant associations between negative moods and time to drinking. Associations involving negative moods, DTC, and hazard for drinking varied depending on time of day, and some mood effects were moderated by DTC.

These findings suggest that time to drinking may be more sensitive to the effects of acute negative mood states than is drinking quantity


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