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ArticlePsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2024

Diagnostic discrimination of social network indicators in alcohol use disorder: Initial examination using high-resolution and brief assessments.

Emily E Levitt, Desmond Singh, Allan Clifton, Robert Stout, Lawrence Sweet, John F Kelly, James MacKillop

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Article in Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Validity of a brief egocentric social network assessment in adults with alcohol use disorder: Direct comparison of 5-alter and 20-alter versions.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025
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7 authors.

Emily E LevittPeter Boris Centre for Addiction Research, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.ORCID 0000-0002-2675-7744
Desmond SinghPeter Boris Centre for Addiction Research, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.
Allan CliftonDepartment of Psychological Science, Vassar College.
Robert StoutPacific Institute for Research and Evaluation.
Lawrence SweetDepartment of Psychology, University of Georgia.
John F KellyRecovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital.
James MacKillopPeter Boris Centre for Addiction Research, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.ORCID 0000-0002-8695-1071

Funding

Investigating impulsivity and social network changes as novel mechanisms of behavior change for Alcoholics Anonymous' (AA) positive effectsR01AA025849 · NIAAA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KELLY, JOHN F., MACKILLOP, JAMES · 2018 to 2022
$2.7M
Mentoring in Patient-Oriented Addiction ResearchK24AA022136 · NIAAA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KELLY, JOHN F. · 2014 to 2023
$1.8M
Using Neuroeconomics to Understand Alcohol Overvaluation in Alcohol Use DisorderR01AA025911 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI MACKILLOP, JAMES, SWEET, LAWRENCE H · 2018 to 2022
$1.3M
Canadian Institute of Health ResearchNIAAA NIH HHS K24 AA022136NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA025849NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA025911NIH HHSPeter Boris Chair in Addictions ResearchTier 1 Canada Research Chair in Translational Addiction Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSocial network analysis (SNA) characterizes the structure and composition of a person's social relationships. Network features have been associated with alcohol consumption in observational studies, primarily of university undergraduates. No studies have investigated whether indicators from a person's social network can accurately identify the presence of alcohol use disorder (AUD), offering an indirect strategy for identifying AUD.

methodTwo cross-sectional case-control designs examined the clinical utility of social network indicators for identifying individuals with AUD (cases) versus demographically matched drinkers without AUD (controls). Study 1 (

resultsIn Study 1, significant differences between AUD+ participants and controls were present for network alcohol severity (i.e., heavy drinking days; d = 1.23) and frequency (

conclusionsSocial network indicators of alcohol involvement robustly differentiated AUD+ individuals from matched controls, and the brief assessment performed almost as well as the high-resolution assessment. These findings provide proof-of-concept for severity-related SNA indicators as promising novel clinical assessments for AUD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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AlcoholismAdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSocial Network AnalysisSocial NetworkingSocial SupportYoung Adult

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PMID38635199
PMCPMC12614109

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