TY - JOUR
T1 - Negative Mood Regulation (NMR) expectancies, mood, and affect intensity among clients in substance disorder treatment facilities
AU - Thorberg, Fred Arne
AU - Lyvers, Michael
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - Negative mood regulation (NMR) expectancies, stress, anxiety, depression and affect intensity were examined by means of self-report questionnaires in 158 volunteers, including 99 clients enrolled in addiction treatment programs. As expected, addicts reported significantly higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression and affect intensity and lower levels of NMR compared to non-addict controls. NMR was negatively correlated with stress, anxiety, depression and affect intensity. The findings indicate that mood self-regulation is impaired in addicts. Low NMR and high affect intensity may predispose to substance abuse and addiction, or alternatively may reflect chronic drug-induced affective dysregulation.
AB - Negative mood regulation (NMR) expectancies, stress, anxiety, depression and affect intensity were examined by means of self-report questionnaires in 158 volunteers, including 99 clients enrolled in addiction treatment programs. As expected, addicts reported significantly higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression and affect intensity and lower levels of NMR compared to non-addict controls. NMR was negatively correlated with stress, anxiety, depression and affect intensity. The findings indicate that mood self-regulation is impaired in addicts. Low NMR and high affect intensity may predispose to substance abuse and addiction, or alternatively may reflect chronic drug-induced affective dysregulation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33646135568&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.06.008
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.06.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 15993006
AN - SCOPUS:33646135568
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 31
SP - 811
EP - 820
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
IS - 5
ER -
