Daniela Reichl, Niklas Enewoldsen, Kiona K Weisel, Sebastian Saur, Lukas Fuhrmann, Catharina Lang, Matthias Berking, Mathias Zink, Andreas Ahnert, Peter Falkai, Thomas Kraus, Thomas Hillemacher, Felix-N Müller, Stephan Lins, Dominikus Bönsch, Linda Kerkemeyer, Sabine Steins-Loeber
There is evidence that craving mediates the relationship between Impulsive Personality Traits (IPTs) and relapse during the treatment of an Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). To provide tailored interventions, a deeper understanding of the relation between IPTs and craving, namely mediating processes, is important. Based on previous literature, we proposed that lower emotion regulation competencies mediate the relation between attentional as well as non-planning IPTs and craving. To investigate these interrelations, we used data from the baseline assessment ( n = 320) of the SmartAssistEntz project (pre-registered in the German Clinical Trials Register [DRKS00017700])...
February 10, 2022: Substance Use & Misuse