Behavioral economic measures of alcohol reward value as problem severity indicators in college students.

ABSTRACT: The aims of the current study were to examine the associations among behavioral economic measures of alcohol value derived from 3 distinct measurement approaches, and to evaluate their respective relations with traditional indicators of alcohol problem severity in college drinkers. Five behavioral economic metrics were derived from hypothetical demand curves that quantify reward value by plotting consumption and expenditures as a function of price, another metric measured proportional behavioral allocation and enjoyment related to alcohol versus other activities, and a final metric measured relative discretionary expenditures on alcohol (RDEA). The sample included 207 heavy-drinking college students (53% female) who were recruited through an on-campus health center or university courses. F

SUBMITTER: Skidmore JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4041844 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature