@article{ref1,
title="Role of aggressivity on reactivity and craving before and after cue exposure in recently detoxified alcoholics: results from an experimental study",
journal="European addiction research",
year="2001",
author="Chiang, S. S. and Schuetz, Christian G. and Soyka, M.",
volume="7",
number="4",
pages="184-192",
abstract="The role of aggressivity and cue exposure in induction of craving were investigated in a clinical setting. Thirty abstinent alcoholic patients were divided into a low and a high aggressive group based on scores on the physical aggression subscale of the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory and exposed to alcohol cues. Craving was measured by means of the Alcohol Craving Questionnaire (ACQ) and Visual Analogue Scales (VAS). Important findings are: (1) main effects of aggressivity on 'emotionality', 'purposefulness' and 'expectancy' of ACQ were very significant; (2) on 'drinking intention' and 'craving for alcohol' of VAS, aggressivity and cue exposure showed a significant interaction; (3) the main effect of cue exposure on heart rate also reached a significance level of 0.007. The results were discussed in the context of the Classical, Operant Conditioning Theory, the Cognitive Craving Theory of Tiffany, Gilbert's STAR Model, and the Self-Medication Hypothesis.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1022-6877",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}