Event-level effects of alcohol, cannabis, and simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use on bystander intentions in response to hypothetical situations among college women
Ruschelle M. Leone , Michelle Haikalis , Tiffany L. Marcantonio , Amanda K. Gilmore , Cynthia Stappenbeck , Nancy P. Barnett , Kevin M. Gray
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Abstract
Bystanders can play an important role in preventing alcohol-related harm (e.g., unintentional injury) or sexual aggression. While the impact of one’s own acute alcohol intoxication on sexual aggression bystander intervention has been explored, less is known about how alcohol impacts the ability to intervene in alcohol-related harm. Further, scant research has examined one’s own cannabis or simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use (i.e., using alcohol and cannabis at the same time so that their effects overlap) on bystander intervention. The present study employed an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to test the acute effects of alcohol and cannabis on intentions to intervene in (1) alcohol-related harm and (2) sexual aggression. Participants were 81 U.S. college women aged 18 to 24 who engaged in heavy episodic drinking, cannabis, and simultaneous use in the past month. Participants completed an identical report delivered at random times on two evenings assessing acute alcohol and/or cannabis use and then responded to questions assessing bystander intentions to prevent alcohol-related harm and sexual aggression in a hypothetical party situation. Acute alcohol and simultaneous use, compared to no substance use, was associated with fewer intentions to intervene in alcohol-related harm and in sexual aggression. Results highlighted the nuanced impact of alcohol, cannabis, and simultaneous use on bystanders and can help inform bystander training programs for both alcohol-related harm and sexual aggression.
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Addictive Behaviors is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing high quality human research on addictive behaviors and disorders since 1975. The journal accepts submissions of full-length papers and short communications on substance-related addictions such as the abuse of alcohol, drugs and nicotine, and behavioral addictions involving gambling and technology. We primarily publish behavioral and psychosocial research but our articles span the fields of psychology, sociology, psychiatry, epidemiology, social policy, medicine, pharmacology and neuroscience. While theoretical orientations are diverse, the emphasis of the journal is primarily empirical. That is, sound experimental design combined with valid, reliable assessment and evaluation procedures are a requisite for acceptance. However, innovative and empirically oriented case studies that might encourage new lines of inquiry are accepted as well. Studies that clearly contribute to current knowledge of etiology, prevention, social policy or treatment are given priority. Scholarly commentaries on topical issues, systematic reviews, and mini reviews are encouraged. We especially welcome multimedia papers that incorporate video or audio components to better display methodology or findings.
Studies can also be submitted to Addictive Behaviors? companion title, the open access journal Addictive Behaviors Reports, which has a particular interest in ''non-traditional'', innovative and empirically-oriented research such as negative/null data papers, replication studies, case reports on novel treatments, and cross-cultural research.