Naturalistic substance use before/during MTurk research participation is associated with increased substance demand and craving.

ABSTRACT: Although crowdsourcing platforms are widely used in substance-use research, it is unclear what percentage of participants use substances at the time of participation and how this might affect data quality, behavioral outcomes, or decision making. We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected on MTurk for a two-session, within-subject experiment recruiting individuals who regularly use alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes, or opioids. We analyzed 527 observations collected across two sessions (Session 1: n = 303, Session 2: n = 224) on measures of substance use before (within 3 hr)/during participation, data quality, demand in hypothetical purchase tasks, delay discounting, and craving. Substance use before/during participation was common (35.7%). Some participants reported sub

SUBMITTER: Almog S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11952114 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature