How people decide to consume (more) alcohol when feeling stressed
Our results support the tension reduction hypothesis by demonstrating that stress occasionally led individuals to choose alcohol even when they preferred the non-alcoholic alternative; however, this effect only appeared in sober participants who had not yet consumed any alcohol, suggesting the hypothesis primarily explains decisions about initiating rather than continuing drinking episodes.
Authors
- Katie A. Witkiewitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1086-3067)
- Nicole H. Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8245-0616)
- James G. Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9378-8754)
- Amber Copeland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4634-3343)
- Elizabeth C. Neilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4138-8748)
- Matt Field (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7790-5559)
- Maxwell Shinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7424-4230)
- William H. George
- Jonas Dora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0651-8479)
- Kevin Michael King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8358-9946)
Institutions
- University of New Mexico (US)
- University of Rhode Island (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- University of Memphis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35