No evidence for a reciprocal relationship between daily self-control failures and addictive behavior in a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We all experience occasional self-control failures (SCFs) in our daily lives, where we enact behaviors that stand in conflict with our superordinate or long-term goals. Based on the assumption that SCFs share common underlying mechanisms with addictive disorders, we tested the hypothesis that a generally higher susceptibility to daily SCFs predicts more addictive behavior, or vice versa.

Methods

At baseline, 338 individuals (19-27 years, 59% female) from a community sample participated in multi-component assessments. These included among others (1) a clinical interview on addictive behaviors (quantity of use, frequency of use, DSM-5 criteria; n = 338) and (2) ecological momentary assessment of SCFs (n = 329, 97%). At the 3-year and 6 year follow-up

SUBMITTER: Kraplin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11095395 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature