Behavioral economic measures of alcohol reward value as problem severity indicators in college students

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 198-210

  Skidmore, Jessica R ^a,c   Murphy, James G ^a   Martens, Matthew P ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Alcohol related problems; Behavioral economics; College students; Problem severity assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; COST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REWARD; STUDENT; TRENDS; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ECONOMICS, BEHAVIORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REWARD; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901806013     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: 19362293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036490     Document Type: Article

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