TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effect of Self-Control on Attentional Bias for Alcohol Cues in Male Heavy Drinkers
AU - Teunissen, Hanneke A.
AU - Spijkerman, Renske
AU - Schoenmakers, Tim M.
AU - Vohs, Kathleen D.
AU - Engels, Rutger C.M.E.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Attentional bias for alcohol cues increases craving and subsequent alcohol consumption. Override processes can be used to disengage attention from alcohol cues. This requires self-control and implies that depletion of self-control would impair the ability to disengage attention from alcohol cues. This study examined the effect of self-control on attentional bias among male heavy drinkers. To manipulate self-control resources, an expression control task was used. Attentional bias was measured with a visual probe task. The Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS; Anton, Moak, & Latham, 1996) assessed the urge to drink and persistent thoughts about alcohol. The results suggest that participants who scored relatively high on the OCDS showed more attentional bias after controlled emotional expression, compared to free emotional expression.
AB - Attentional bias for alcohol cues increases craving and subsequent alcohol consumption. Override processes can be used to disengage attention from alcohol cues. This requires self-control and implies that depletion of self-control would impair the ability to disengage attention from alcohol cues. This study examined the effect of self-control on attentional bias among male heavy drinkers. To manipulate self-control resources, an expression control task was used. Attentional bias was measured with a visual probe task. The Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS; Anton, Moak, & Latham, 1996) assessed the urge to drink and persistent thoughts about alcohol. The results suggest that participants who scored relatively high on the OCDS showed more attentional bias after controlled emotional expression, compared to free emotional expression.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00800.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00800.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84858400526
SN - 0021-9029
VL - 42
SP - 776
EP - 792
JO - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
IS - 3
ER -