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Alcohol primes, expectancies, and the working self-concept.
Full Abstract
Previous research has shown that alcohol consumption can lead to momentary changes in the self-concept (e.g., Steele & Josephs, 1990). In two studies (n = 150), we examined whether the implicit activation of alcohol expectancies (i.e., sociability-related expectancies) would also lead to changes in self-perception. To test this idea, participants first completed a measure of sociability-related alcohol expectancies. In a subsequent laboratory session, participants were exposed to either alcohol-related primes (i.e., pictures or words associated with alcohol) or neutral primes. After the priming task, participants completed an ostensibly unrelated self-concept survey that contained words related to sociability (e.g., "outgoing") and nonsociability related words (e.g., "clever"). For both studies, results revealed that sociability-related alcohol expectancies were positively associated with sociability-related self-concept ratings for participants exposed to alcohol primes, but not for participants exposed to the neutral primes. Implications for the role implicit self-concept activation may have on drinking behaviors are discussed. 2009 APA, all rights reserved.
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Author/s: Hicks, Joshua A (JA); Schlegel, Rebecca J (RJ); Friedman, Ronald S (RS); McCarthy, Denis M (DM);
Affiliation: Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Joshua.hicks(-atsign-)gmail.com
Grants: T32 AA13526 (Agency:NIAAA NIH HHS)
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Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (Psychol Addict Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 23 (issue 3) : pp 534-8
Dates: Created 2009/09/22; Completed 2009/10/27;
PMID: 19769437, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/27/2009, IMS Date: )
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