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{"title":"Adolescent music engagement is associated with less alcohol consumption and substance experimentation 5-11 years later: A genetically informative study.","authors":"Lydia Rader, Hermine H M Maes, Naomi P Friedman, Reyna L Gordon, Miriam D Lense, Michael C Stallings, Chandra A Reynolds, Daniel E Gustavson","doi":"10.1037/adb0001152","DOIUrl":"10.1037/adb0001152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Adolescence is a critical developmental window for shaping substance use trajectories. Music engagement during this period may reduce substance experimentation and later misuse through direct effects or shared etiological influences, and these associations may differ by genetic risk.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Using a genetically informed, longitudinal design, we analyzed associations between music engagement at Age 12 and substance use outcomes at Ages 17 and 23 in the Colorado Longitudinal Twin sample (413 same-sex twin pairs; 50% female; 91.9% White; 9.1% Hispanic). Music engagement and substance use were assessed using questionnaires developed for this study. Twin modeling was used to disentangle causal from etiological influences, and polygenic scores were used to test whether associations are strongest for those at highest genetic risk.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Music engagement was associated with less alcohol use and substance experimentation across adolescence and young adulthood (<i>r</i> = -0.105 to -0.099, <i>p</i> < .05). These associations were primarily attributable to shared environmental factors (<i>r</i>C = -0.56 to -0.41, <i>p</i> < .05), with some genetic overlap estimated in the opposite direction (<i>r</i>A = 0.55-0.61, <i>p</i> < .05). Sensation seeking polygenic scores predicted music engagement (<i>b</i> = 0.123, <i>p</i> = .006), but gene-environment interactions were nonsignificant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Music engagement is associated with reduced substance use in adolescence and young adulthood, driven by protective shared environmental influences rather than direct effects. Music engagement may represent a constructive environmental outlet for youth, underscoring the importance of genetically informed research. However, the results may not generalize to more contemporary and/or diverse cohorts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":48325,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Addictive Behaviors","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13155363/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147844653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"When are bystanders more likely and confident to act: Validation of the Bystanders to Alcohol Risk Scales-Willingness and self-efficacy.","authors":"Nancy P Barnett, Richard N Jones, Michelle Haikalis, Matthew K Meisel, Jennifer E Merrill, Kate B Carey, Lindsay M Orchowski, Rochelle K Rosen","doi":"10.1037/adb0001141","DOIUrl":"10.1037/adb0001141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study evaluated the psychometrics of two new measures of willingness and self-efficacy to intervene in alcohol-related risk situations involving others. Items assess the constructs across bystander scenarios that vary by situation (before, during, after risk), one's relation to the target (friend/stranger), and the gender of the target (man/woman).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Young adults (N = 1,011, <i>M</i>_age 22.0 years, 46.0% women, 70.7% White, 23.3% Latinx) completed the new measures and related measures to assess validity, and a subsample was retested 2 weeks later. Multivariate variance decomposition was used to determine how the scenario components influenced variance; bivariate correlations evaluated validity, and intraclass correlations evaluated test-retest reliability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Models for willingness and self-efficacy constructs fit the data well. The largest component contributing to both measures was the general component, reflecting overall willingness/self-efficacy regardless of situation, relation, and gender components (αs > .90). For willingness, the next largest component was situation, with \"after\" drinking showing the greatest variability but the lowest mean. For self-efficacy, the second most important component was relation to the target, with friend showing higher self-efficacy than stranger. Participants indicated higher willingness and self-efficacy when the target was a woman, and women participants reported higher willingness than men. Validity was supported by significant correlations with bystander behaviors and alcohol-related constructs. Test-retest reliability indicated moderate stability for both measures (intraclass correlations = 0.50-0.64).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These measures provide valid and reliable tools for measuring bystander intervention willingness and self-efficacy in alcohol-related risk situations and offer utility for the evaluation of bystander intervention programs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":48325,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Addictive Behaviors","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13148233/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147822510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between PTSD symptoms and heavy drinking and aggression among treatment-seeking veterans.","authors":"Shannon R Forkus, Dev Crasta, Julie A Hurd, Sarah T Giff, Sudie E Back, Shannon R Miles, Brett T Litz, John D Roache, Stacey Young-McCaughan, Terence M Keane, Alan L Peterson, Julianne C Flanagan","doi":"10.1037/adb0001155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0001155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Aggression is common among military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) and is associated with psychosocial impairment. This study examined the associations between within-person changes in PTSD and heavy drinking over the course of treatment and reports of psychological and physical aggression in a sample of treatment-seeking veterans.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This is a secondary analysis of 141 veterans with co-occurring PTSD and AUD enrolled in a 12-week randomized controlled trial examining doxazosin.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Examination of time-varying covariation suggests that the interaction between PTSD symptom severity and the presence of heavy drinking across a 12-week treatment and follow-up period was positively associated with psychological aggression at each timepoint, but not physical aggression.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results indicate that although aggression decreases across treatment for veterans with co-occurring PTSD and AUD, within-person changes in PTSD and heavy drinking can influence this trajectory. Specifically, at a given timepoint, when participants reported one or more heavy drinking day, the association between PTSD symptoms and psychological aggression strengthened; however, when participants reported no heavy drinking days, the association between PTSD symptoms and psychological aggression was nonsignificant. This suggests that the combined effect of heavy drinking and PTSD is associated with a greater risk for psychological aggression. Findings suggest that targeting changes in PTSD and heavy drinking behavior may reduce psychological aggression incidentally; however, there remains a critical need to further investigate underlying mechanisms and therapeutic options to reduce physical aggression behavior among veterans with co-occurring PTSD and AUD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":48325,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Addictive Behaviors","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147822361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of cannabis to regulate negative affect in pregnancy: Bidirectional findings from an ecological momentary assessment study.","authors":"Rachel L Gunn, Lindy K Howe, Ami Ikeda, Alexander W Sokolovsky, Jane Metrik, Cynthia L Battle, Lauren Micalizzi","doi":"10.1037/adb0001156","DOIUrl":"10.1037/adb0001156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Prenatal cannabis use is increasing in the United States, despite evidence of potential harms to pregnant individuals and their offspring. Elevated rates of anxiety and depression among those who use cannabis during pregnancy suggest that mental health difficulties may contribute to prenatal cannabis use. In line with the affect regulation hypothesis, many pregnant individuals endorse using cannabis to manage mood. However, no studies have examined this relationship in real time. Moreover, the acute effects of cannabis on mood during pregnancy remain understudied, limiting knowledge of whether negative affect (NA) relief reinforces continued use. Addressing these gaps, the present study examines the relationship between momentary NA and cannabis use in pregnant adults and explores the effect of cannabis on NA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants (<i>N</i> = 20, <i>M</i>_age = 30.15, <i>M</i>_{gestationalage} = 22.5 weeks, 60% White) completed a baseline session followed by a 14-day ecological momentary assessment burst (average of 14.95 cannabis use events per burst).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Generalized linear mixed-effects models tested whether momentary ratings of depression, anxiety, and irritability predicted subsequent cannabis use (Aim 1), and linear mixed-effects models tested whether cannabis use predicted subsequent changes in NA (Aim 2). Aim 1 results indicated that greater levels of NA (momentary depression, anxiety, and irritability) were associated with greater odds of using cannabis. Aim 2 results suggest cannabis use was followed by reductions in depression, anxiety, and irritability, reflecting short-term NA relief.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings provide the first real-time evidence supporting the affect regulation hypothesis in pregnancy and highlight the potential reinforcing role of NA relief in sustaining prenatal cannabis use. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":48325,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Addictive Behaviors","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147822494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Changes in alcohol expectancy activation patterns precede onset of alcohol use in children.","authors":"Jessica N Flori, Michael E Dunn, Shane D Marohnic, Elizabeth N Riley, Gregory T Smith","doi":"10.1037/adb0001136","DOIUrl":"10.1037/adb0001136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Extensive research supports the conclusion that alcohol expectancies could be a causal variable influencing drinking behavior. Expectancies have been conceptualized as information stored in memory in relation to a specific concept, like alcohol. Successful methods have been developed to change expectancy processes to reduce drinking and related problems in adults. Development of effective expectancy-based prevention programming for children, however, would benefit from identification of expectancy activation patterns in memory preceding drinking initiation.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We analyzed data collected from children over the course of 4 years (fifth grade-ninth grade) to assess changes in expectancy activation before drinking initiation. Participants were grouped based on initiation of drinking in ninth grade (<i>n</i> = 309) or maintenance of abstinence through ninth grade (<i>n</i> = 507). We used Individual Differences Scaling, to map expectancies into memory network format and Preference Mapping was used to model likely patterns of expectancy activation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A two-dimensional Individual Differences Scaling solution was optimal with bipolar dimensions representing positive-negative and arousing-sedating aspects of alcohol use. Abstainers showed little change from fifth grade through ninth grade. In contrast, dimension emphasis and activation patterns changed substantially preceding drinking initiation for those who started drinking in ninth grade.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results suggest changes in expectancy activation patterns precede onset of alcohol use in children. Implementation of prevention programming focused on preventing this shift in expectancies could further reduce early onset of drinking and associated negative consequences. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":48325,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Addictive Behaviors","volume":" ","pages":"243-253"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13128093/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147391194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health goals, sex, and college enrollment: Impacts on young adult response to digital alcohol intervention.","authors":"Mary Beth Miller, Angelo M DiBello, Emily Marut, K Taylor Bosworth, Jennifer E Merrill, Kate B Carey","doi":"10.1037/adb0001126","DOIUrl":"10.1037/adb0001126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Young adults in the United States commonly report high-intensity drinking (8+ drinks for females; 10+ drinks for males) and alcohol-induced memory loss (\"blackouts\"). Since few young adults receive formal help for alcohol use, research is needed to better understand which remotely delivered interventions work and for whom. This study tested goal setting, sex assigned at birth, and college enrollment as moderators of outcomes for one efficacious digital alcohol intervention (the \"Drinking Dashboard\").</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Young adults (ages 18-30 years, 58% female, 51% college students) with a history of blackout were randomized to the Drinking Dashboard (<i>n</i> = 74) or screen time control (<i>n</i> = 82). Assessments occurred at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months, as well as daily between baseline and 1-month follow-up. Multilevel generalized linear modeling tested treatment effects on high-intensity drinking and alcohol-induced blackout within moderator subgroups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two in three participants (67%) set a goal to reduce their alcohol use or related problems in the next 30 days. Relative to control participants who set an alcohol-related change goal, intervention participants who set an alcohol goal reported greater reductions in high-intensity drinking (incident rate ratio = 0.58, 95% CI [0.35, 0.96], <i>p</i> = .034) but not alcohol-induced blackout (incident rate ratio = 0.74, 95% CI [0.37, 1.46], <i>p</i> = .384). Group × Time interactions were not significant for any other subgroup.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The Drinking Dashboard reduces high-intensity drinking among young adults who set a goal to reduce their alcohol use or problems. We speculate that motivation (as indicated in this case by goal setting) may be more important than static variables like sex or college enrollment in predicting response to digital health interventions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":48325,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Addictive Behaviors","volume":" ","pages":"332-342"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12954868/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147327764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reciprocal associations between adolescent extracurricular activity availability and engagement and alcohol-related cognitions and norms: Moderation by socioeconomic status.","authors":"Samuel N Meisel, Ella Diab, Samuel F Acuff, Kristina M Jackson","doi":"10.1037/adb0001133","DOIUrl":"10.1037/adb0001133","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study examined reciprocal associations between structured and unstructured extracurricular activity access and engagement and reasons against drinking and descriptive drinking norms in a predominantly alcohol naïve adolescent sample. Socioeconomic status (SES) was tested as a moderator of these bidirectional associations, considering access to and benefits of structured activities may vary by SES.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Using six waves of data from a sample of early to middle adolescents (<i>N</i> = 1,023; 52% female; 76% White, 5% Black, 12% Latine; 28% from urban school districts), preregistered latent growth curve models with structured residuals tested reciprocal associations and whether they varied by SES.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The relative availability of structured activities to total extracurricular activities (i.e., structured and unstructured) decreased across time, whereas relative engagement remained constant. Reasons against drinking decreased, and descriptive norms increased across time. There was no support for preregistered bidirectional hypotheses for extracurricular access or engagement and descriptive norms. At the between-person level, adolescents who continued participating in structured activities had more reasons against drinking in early adolescence and showed slower declines in these reasons over time. Contrary to our hypotheses, for most waves, when adolescents had greater engagement in structured activities than their typical levels, they had significantly lower reasons against drinking at the next wave. Despite growth trajectories differing across SES, there was no evidence for SES moderation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings highlight the importance of distinguishing between- and within-person effects when studying extracurricular activities, as well as better capturing the interpersonal processes that occur during extracurricular activities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":48325,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Addictive Behaviors","volume":" ","pages":"266-280"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12958451/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147327773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cumulative family risk and problematic internet use among adolescents: The mediating roles of basic psychological need satisfaction and maladaptive cognition.","authors":"Wenyu Liu, Dongping Li, Xiaoxiao Li, Jichao Jia, Jingyi Zhang, Chaoqiong Deng","doi":"10.1037/adb0001122","DOIUrl":"10.1037/adb0001122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Family risk factors frequently cluster together and play important roles in adolescent problematic internet use (PIU). However, the longitudinal association between cumulative family risk and PIU among adolescents and its potential mediation mechanisms are largely unexplored. Grounded in motivational theories, this study aims to examine the longitudinal association between cumulative family risk and adolescent PIU 2 years later and to determine whether this association is mediated by internal need (i.e., basic psychological need satisfaction) and external incentive (i.e., maladaptive cognition).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants were 1,365 Chinese adolescents (<i>M</i>_age = 14.68 years, <i>SD</i> = 1.56; 46.8% girls) involved in this three-wave longitudinal study between 2015 and 2017.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After controlling for demographic covariates and baseline core variables, cumulative family risk was significantly associated with the increase in adolescent PIU over time. Furthermore, the relationship was mediated by basic psychological need satisfaction and maladaptive cognition. Multigroup analyses confirmed that the mediation model remained invariant across gender and schooling periods.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings indicate that cumulative family risk may impair adolescents' basic psychological need satisfaction and increase their maladaptive cognition over internet use, thereby increasing the risk of PIU. These findings provide valuable implications for preventing and intervening in adolescent PIU. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":48325,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Addictive Behaviors","volume":" ","pages":"305-317"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145907365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relations between medical and nonmedical prescription stimulant misuse, cannabis use, alcohol use, and related consequences among college students.","authors":"Abigail McDonald, Will Corbin","doi":"10.1037/adb0001103","DOIUrl":"10.1037/adb0001103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Prescription stimulant misuse (PSM) is prevalent among young adults, particularly college students. This study utilized structural equation modeling to examine differences in alcohol use, cannabis use, and alcohol consequences across PSM groups, (no use, appropriate use, medical misuse [i.e., not using one's own prescription as directed], and nonmedical misuse [i.e., using prescription stimulants not prescribed to oneself]) while controlling for psychological factors and other prescription drug use.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants (<i>N</i> = 1,692, <i>M</i>_age = 19.1, 52.5% male, 70.5% White, 19.5% Hispanic/Latinx) were undergraduates who completed self-reported measures of prescription drug use, alcohol use, cannabis use, alcohol consequences (Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire), impulsivity (Short UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale), and internalizing symptoms (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 [DASS-21]).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to no stimulant use, nonmedical stimulant misuse was associated with higher alcohol use (Wald χ² = 7.288, <i>p</i> = .007, <i>d</i> = 0.275) and cannabis use (Wald χ² = 25.491, <i>p</i> < .001, <i>d</i> = 0.444). Compared to appropriate use, nonmedical misuse was also associated with higher alcohol use (Wald χ² = 4.928, <i>p</i> = .026, <i>d</i> = 0.271) and cannabis use (Wald χ² = 8.215, <i>p</i> = .004, <i>d</i> = 0.349). Medical misuse was linked to greater cannabis use compared to nonuse (Wald χ² = 6.488, <i>p</i> = .011, <i>d</i> = 0.375), but not to alcohol use or consequences.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nonmedical misuse was associated with higher alcohol and cannabis use, while medical misuse was more specifically linked to cannabis use. These findings support tailored interventions addressing unique misuse subtypes and substance use patterns. Future research should explore motivational and contextual factors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":48325,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Addictive Behaviors","volume":" ","pages":"350-357"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145906770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The feasibility and acceptability of Live Free From E-Cigarettes (LIFFE): A web-based vaping intervention and smoking prevention program for young adults.","authors":"Denise D Tran, Clara Mintzer, Keegan D Buch, Jordan P Davis, Eric R Pedersen","doi":"10.1037/adb0001129","DOIUrl":"10.1037/adb0001129","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>E-cigarette use (i.e., vaping) among young adults increases the risk for significant health consequences and combustible cigarette uptake. Although there are a growing number of vaping cessation interventions for young adults, there are no known evidence-based e-cigarette use treatments that include smoking uptake prevention. The Live Free From E-Cigarettes (LIFFE) digital program was developed to help young adults stop or reduce their use of e-cigarettes and reduce their cigarette smoking susceptibility.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Twenty young adults (ages 18-24) who vape but do not smoke combustible cigarettes were recruited via social media. They completed an initial survey and the single-session, 30-min intervention on their mobile devices, followed by quantitative measures of intervention feasibility and acceptability. One week later, participants completed an interview to provide feedback about the program and a follow-up survey.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All participants completed all seven intervention modules. Participants rated LIFFE as feasible in terms of delivery, usability, and logistics. Participants were satisfied with the content, design, and potential to help them and other young adults who vape to stop or reduce use. Some participants reported reductions in their susceptibility to smoke and vaping behaviors, including via quitting, 1 week after the intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Quantitative and qualitative results indicate that LIFFE is a feasible and acceptable program for engaging young adults in cessation efforts. Participants also included suggestions for potential changes to enhance the LIFFE program. Next steps will include building upon these suggestions for intervention refinement and testing the refined version in a randomized controlled trial. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":48325,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Addictive Behaviors","volume":" ","pages":"358-365"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12974235/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147391165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}