Alcohol abusers' and nonabusers' distraction by alcohol and concern-related stimuli

被引:32
作者
Cox, WM [1 ]
Blount, JP
Rozak, AM
机构
[1] Univ Wales, Sch Psychol, Bangor LL57 2DG, Gwynedd, Wales
[2] Stat Comp & Design Consultants, Parkville, MO USA
[3] Marianjoy Rehabil Hosp & Clin, Wheaton, IL USA
关键词
alcohol abuse; cognitive bias; current concerns; motivation; stroop paradigm;
D O I
10.1081/ADA-100100258
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Alcohol abusers' and nonabusers' attentional distraction for neutral, alcohol-related, and concern-related (personally relevant) words was assessed with a word-word color-naming task. Abusers, unlike nonabusers, showed greater attentional distraction for alcohol-related than concern-related words. Exploratory analyses indicated that abusers who were more distracted by alcohol-related than concern-related stimuli (i.e., "alcohol distracted") responded more slowly to neutral words than "concern-distracted'' participants. The results suggest that the relative degree of distraction by alcohol versus other personally relevant stimuli holds promise for understanding the cognitive and motivational processes underlying alcohol abuse.
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页码:489 / 495
页数:7
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