Measurement of Alcohol Craving

D J Kavanagh; Dixie J Statham; G F X Feeney; Ross Young; Jonathan May; J Andrade; J P Connor

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.08.004

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Measurement of Alcohol Craving

D J Kavanagh, Dixie J Statham, G F X Feeney, Ross Young, Jonathan May, J Andrade and J P Connor

Addictive Behaviors, Vol.38(2), pp.1572-1584

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.08.004

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Abstract

alcohol

craving measurement

assessment

psychometric

Despite considerable research activity and application in treatment, the construct of craving remains poorly understood. We propose that cravings and urges are cognitive-emotional events in time, characterised by frequency, duration, intensity and salience. Commonly used measures of alcohol craving are reviewed, and their strengths and weaknesses identified. Most measures confound craving with behaviors, or with separable cognitive phenomena such as expectancies, intentions, or perceived behavioral control. These confounds have limited our advances in understanding the determinants and consequences of craving. Based on the criteria applied in this review, among the better performing multi-item measures are the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale and Obsessive subscale of the Obsessive-Compulsive Drinking Scale. Optimal assessment strategies are likely to involve daily assessments of peak intensity of cravings, desires or urges and of the frequency and duration of craving episodes. Of particular interest are measures of intensity at times when individuals are at risk of drinking or of other functional impacts from craving.

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Title: Measurement of Alcohol Craving
Authors: D J Kavanagh (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Dixie J Statham (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
G F X Feeney (Author) - University of Queensland
Ross Young (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Jonathan May (Author) - Plymouth University, United Kingdom
J Andrade (Author) - Plymouth University, United Kingdom
J P Connor (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Addictive Behaviors, Vol.38(2), pp.1572-1584
Publisher: Pergamon
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.08.004
ISSN: 0306-4603
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450372402621
Output Type: Journal article

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