Alcohol and Cannabis Use Predicted by Affect-Urgency Interactions in Everyday Life
In this paper, we show (once more) that, unlike some prior research claims, impulsivity traits DO NOT moderate affect-substance associations in EMA data.
Feb 1, 2026
Testing the robustness of daily associations of affect with alcohol and cannabis use
In this paper, we perform a Specification Curve Analysis to show that assocations between negative/positive affect and alcohol and cannabis use in EMA data are robust to hundreds of different specializations of the hypothesis.
Jan 1, 2026
Seven Symptoms Over Nearly 4,000 Days: Item-Level Variability in the Psychometric Properties of Daily Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms in Young Adult Drinkers
In this paper, we show via IRT how different daily measures of AUD symptoms perform in EMA data.
Jan 1, 2026
Alcohol intoxication and negative mood similarly affect reward learning but not punishment learning in the Iowa Gambling Task
In this paper, we computationally modeled decisions in the IGT while intoxicated and in a bad mood.
Oct 2, 2025
How people decide to consume (more) alcohol when feeling stressed
In this paper, we test the affect regulation hypothesis from a value-based decision-making perspective in the laboratory.
Oct 1, 2025
Daily Self-Control Demands and Loss of Control Over Drinking: The Moderating Role of Trait Impulsivity and Peer Exposure
In this paper, we report a study that shows, contrary to some prior research, that perceived self-control demands are not associated with same-day loss of control over drinking in young adults.
May 1, 2025
Coping motives for alcohol and cannabis use better reflect negative emotionality than emotion regulation deficits in young adults
In this paper, we show that, despite being considered an indicator of an emotion regulation strategy, coping motives (for alcohol use) are more closely related to negative emotionality rather than emotion regolution styles.
May 1, 2025
Within-Day Associations Between Affect and Intentions to Drink Alcohol in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Registered Report
In this paper, we explore one possibility why positive affect predicts alcohol use in daily life, which is that the associations is reversed (affect increases in anticipation of drinking). We found some evidence for this by looking at people's intentions to drink.
Apr 1, 2025
Value-Based Decision-Making in Daily Tobacco Smokers Following Experimental Manipulation of Mood
In this paper, we test whether mood affects evidence accumulation during value-based decision involving tobbaco-related/un-related stimuli in daily smokers (it does not).
Mar 1, 2025
Effort expenditure decreases risk aversion when dealing with gains but not losses
Across three preregistered experiments (total N = 450), we found that people are more likely to gamble with the fruits of their labor if they worked harder to obtain them.
Mar 1, 2025