A Behavioral Economic Reward Index Predicts Drinking Resolutions: Moderation Revisited and Compared with Other Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Tucker, Jalie A.; Roth, David L.; Vignolo, Mary J.; Westfall, Andrew O.
Titel	A Behavioral Economic Reward Index Predicts Drinking Resolutions: Moderation Revisited and Compared with Other Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77 (2009) 2, S.219-228 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
DOI	10.1037/a0014968
Schlagwörter	Intervals; Rewards; Alcohol Abuse; Outcomes of Treatment; Behavior Change; Prediction; Resource Allocation; Regression (Statistics); Models; Money Management; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Reward; Belohnung; Vorhersage; Ressourcenallokation; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Analogiemodell
Abstract	Data were pooled from 3 studies of recently resolved community-dwelling problem drinkers to determine whether a behavioral economic index of the value of rewards available over different time horizons distinguished among moderation (n = 30), abstinent (n = 95), and unresolved (n = 77) outcomes. Moderation over 1- to 2-year prospective follow-up intervals was hypothesized to involve longer term behavior regulation processes than abstinence or relapse and to be predicted by more balanced preresolution monetary allocations between short-term and longer term objectives (i.e., drinking and saving for the future). Standardized odds ratios (ORs) based on changes in standard deviation units from a multinomial logistic regression indicated that increases on this "Alcohol-Savings Discretionary Expenditure" index predicted higher rates of abstinence (OR = 1.93, p = 0.004) and relapse (OR = 2.89, p less than 0.0001) compared with moderation outcomes. The index had incremental utility in predicting moderation in complex models that included other established predictors. The study adds to evidence supporting a behavioral economic analysis of drinking resolutions and shows that a systematic analysis of preresolution spending patterns aids in predicting moderation. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10