TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Role of aggressivity on reactivity and craving before and after cue exposure in recently detoxified alcoholics: results from an experimental study
JO  - European addiction research
A1  - Chiang, S. S.
A1  - Schuetz, Christian G.
A1  - Soyka, M.
SP  - 184
EP  - 192
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1022-6877
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -