From if-then to here and now: Using personalized counterfactuals from past negative experiences to reduce future alcohol consequences

Autor: Rachel Smallman, Kianna M. Arthur, Robert D. Dvorak, Sherecce A. Fields
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 31:386-396
ISSN: 1936-2293
1064-1297
Popis: College students are at an increased risk for problematic alcohol use. To address this health concern, several interventions have used protective behavioral strategies (PBS). However, interventions promoting PBS remain underdeveloped and underutilized. Counterfactual thinking is a type of postmortem cognitive strategy that highlights causal links between a behavior and a negative outcome. Recent research demonstrates the effectiveness of applying counterfactuals for increasing PBS use intentions. The present study examines the effect of a brief counterfactual-based intervention for increasing PBS use and decreasing adverse alcohol outcomes. Undergraduate students (
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