2018
Daily relationship between positive affect and drinking to cope: the moderating role of difficulties regulating positive emotions
Weiss NH, Risi MM, Bold KW, Sullivan TP, Dixon-Gordon KL. Daily relationship between positive affect and drinking to cope: the moderating role of difficulties regulating positive emotions. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2018, 45: 189-198. PMID: 30136859, PMCID: PMC6387641, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2018.1508470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive emotionsRole of difficultiesPositive affectSocial stressorsEmotion dysregulationAlcohol useCollege studentsDaily diary methodDaily relationsNon-social stressorsEmotionsDaily relationshipNegative outcomesDiary methodAffectExtant researchStressorsCurrent studyParticipantsStudentsDifficultiesHigh levelsBaseline questionnairePotential utilityDysregulation
2015
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and risky behaviors among trauma-exposed inpatients with substance dependence: The influence of negative and positive urgency
Weiss NH, Tull MT, Sullivan TP, Dixon-Gordon KL, Gratz KL. Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and risky behaviors among trauma-exposed inpatients with substance dependence: The influence of negative and positive urgency. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 155: 147-153. PMID: 26278196, PMCID: PMC4581985, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPositive urgencyLifetime PTSD symptomsSubstance use disordersEmotion dysregulationPTSD symptomsBehavior relationsRisky behaviorsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsPositive emotional statesLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderResidential SUD treatment facilitySignificant indirect effectSelf-report questionnairesHealth-compromising behaviorsNegative emotionsEmotional statesSUD treatment facilitiesDisorder symptomsMaladaptive behaviorsStress disorderInitial supportPast researchDiagnostic InterviewExtant research