ReviewThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2017
A review of implicit and explicit substance self-concept as a predictor of alcohol and tobacco use and misuse.
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- Maturing Out: Between- and Within-Persons Changes in Social-Network Drinking, Drinking Identity, and Hazardous Drinking Following College Graduation.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2023Article
- An Explanatory Model of Violent Behavior, Self-Concept, and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Consumption in Secondary Education Students.BioMed research international · 2023Article
- "Intervention Program Based on Self": A Proposal for Improving the Addiction Prevention Program "Unplugged" through Self-Concept.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Do evaluation and self-identification relate to self-reported and actual social media use?Journal of behavioral addictions · 2022Article
- A New Perspective on "Drinking" Self: A Network Approach to Characterizing Drinking-Related Changes in Personality.Substance use & misuse · 2022Article
- On the role of (implicit) drinking self-identity in alcohol use and problematic drinking: A comparison of five measures.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Article
- Identification with drinking predicts increases in drinking behaviors (but not vice versa).Addictive behaviors · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis paper provides an overview of the self-concept as it relates to substance use. Self-concept has a long history in psychological theory and research; however, substance self-concept (e.g., viewing one's self as a drinker or smoker) is an understudied area of research with the potential to expand existing conceptualizations of substance use, addiction, and prevention and treatment efforts, and should receive greater research attention.
objectivesFirst, we review and provide a theoretical framework of substance self-concept that draws from dual process models and distinguishes between implicit and explicit self-concept. Next, we summarize key findings related to substance use in the extant literature, focusing on alcohol and tobacco (smoking).
resultsAcross both substances, there is converging evidence that substance self-concept is associated with substance use outcomes, including quantity and frequency of use and problems associated with use, and that change in substance self-concept is associated with recovery from substance misuse. Recommendations for the substance self-concept research agenda include routine assessment of substance self-concept, expanded use of implicit measures, investigation of moderators of substance self-concept, and targeting substance self-concept directly in prevention and intervention efforts.
conclusionUltimately, we suggest that substance self-concept is a promising, but understudied, construct. Greater research attention to substance self-concept could clarify its potential as an important risk factor for hazardous use and addiction as well as its utility as a prevention and treatment target.
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