Key result
Acute pain via a painful heat condition caused men to drink more rapidly and increased the risk for hazardous alcohol use in individuals with greater negative urgency.
Why the study?
Does acute pain affect alcohol consumption in virtual reality?
Does acute pain affect alcohol consumption in virtual reality?
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Acute pain may increase the rate of alcohol consumption in men and elevate the risk for hazardous alcohol use in individuals with high negative urgency.
> .49). Exploratory analyses indicated significant interactions such that the effect of the painful heat condition was stronger in individuals with higher levels of greater negative urgency but the opposite effect for pain catastrophizing. Results suggest acute pain has sex-contingent effects on drinking topography, such that men drank more rapidly while experiencing painful heat. Furthermore, analyses indicated that individuals with greater negative urgency, regardless of sex, may be at elevated risk for hazardous alcohol use when experiencing pain. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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Gilmour et al. (2022) studied Alcohol consumption and pain. Painful heat condition was evaluated on Drinking topography and hazardous alcohol use. Acute pain via a painful heat condition caused men to drink more rapidly and increased the risk for hazardous alcohol use in individuals with greater negative urgency.
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