Open AccessDampening of Positive Affect Predicts Substance Use During Partial Hospitalization
Author(s) -
Andrew Peckham,
R. Kathryn McHugh,
Elizabeth T. Kneeland,
Thröstur Björgvinsson,
Courtney Beard
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cognitive therapy and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.322
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1573-2819
pISSN - 0147-5916
DOI - 10.1007/s10608-020-10101-8
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , craving , substance use , abstinence , clinical psychology , psychology , psychological intervention , substance abuse , psychiatry , logistic regression , substance abuse treatment , odds , affect regulation , medicine , addiction , cognition , communication
Elevated positive affect is associated with craving for substances of abuse, yet little is known about regulation of positive emotion in substance use disorders. This study tested if the emotion regulation strategy of dampening (deliberately down-regulating positive affect) contributes to substance use outcomes in a transdiagnostic sample.