Journal article
Memory, executive cognitive function, and readiness to change drinking behavior
Addictive behaviors, Vol.30(2), pp.301-314
2005
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104928
PMID: 15621401
Abstract
The transtheoretical model of Prochaska and DiClemente [
Psychother. Theory Res. Prac. 19 (1982) 276] postulates that cognitive skills are critical for drinking behavior change. Memory and executive cognitive function likely influence the execution of skills that are implicated for both motivating and sustaining drinking behavior change. Participants who met criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence (
N=117) were administered a battery of standardized memory and executive cognitive function tests that included the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R), Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT), Ruff Figural Fluency Test (RFFT), and Wisconsin Card Sort Test (WCST). Lower verbal and higher delayed recall memory score at baseline significantly predicted precontemplation, higher verbal memory scores predicted contemplation, and better attention–concentration at baseline significantly predicted reduced drinking at 3-month follow-up, after controlling for baseline alcohol consumption. The study findings indicate that explicit memory processes may have utility for predicting readiness to change drinking behavior.
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- Title
- Memory, executive cognitive function, and readiness to change drinking behavior
- Creators
- Arthur W Blume - Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso, Room 224, El Paso, TX 79968-0553, USAKaren B Schmaling - Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso, Room 224, El Paso, TX 79968-0553, USAG.Alan Marlatt - Department of Psychology, University of Washington, USA
- Publication Details
- Addictive behaviors, Vol.30(2), pp.301-314
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 99900546658101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article