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The Role of Working Memory Capacity and Emotion Regulation in Implicit Alcohol-Approach Motivation

Merner, Amanda R
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1575552616266845

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2019, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Psychology.
Individuals with higher working memory capacities are better at spontaneously employing emotion regulation strategies to minimize negative affect. Individuals who consume alcohol possess an implicit approach bias toward alcohol-related stimuli, and negative affect may increase this bias in those who drink to regulate their emotions. This study investigated the relationship between working memory capacity, spontaneous emotion regulation, and implicit alcohol approach motivation. Data were collected from 115 Introductory Psychology students. Measures included a working memory task, a measurement of alcohol approach motivation before and after a negative affect induction, and self-report measures. Findings did not support the hypothesis that those with higher working memory capacities will be better able to regulate their emotions after the negative affect induction, nor did it support the hypothesis that individuals with lower working memory capacities will show an increased approach bias toward alcohol in the alcohol approach-avoidance task after the negative affect induction.
Heath Demaree, PhD (Committee Chair)
Brooke Macnamara, PhD (Committee Member)
Arin Connell, PhD (Committee Member)
79 p.
Psychology
working memory capacity; emotion regulation; implicit approach motivation; alcohol-approach motivation; approach bias; spontaneous emotion regulation

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  • Merner, A. R. (2019). The Role of Working Memory Capacity and Emotion Regulation in Implicit Alcohol-Approach Motivation [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1575552616266845

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Merner, Amanda. The Role of Working Memory Capacity and Emotion Regulation in Implicit Alcohol-Approach Motivation. 2019. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1575552616266845.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Merner, Amanda. "The Role of Working Memory Capacity and Emotion Regulation in Implicit Alcohol-Approach Motivation." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1575552616266845

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