The impact of alcohol priming on craving and motivation to drink: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

An initial dose of alcohol can motivate-or prime-further drinking and may precipitate (re)lapse and bingeing. Lab-based studies have investigated the alcohol priming effect; however, heterogeneity in designs has resulted in some inconsistent findings. The aims of this meta-analysis were to (i) determine the pooled effect size for motivation to drink following priming, measured by alcohol consumption and craving, and (ii) examine whether design characteristics influenced any priming effect.

Methods

Literature searches of PsycINFO, PubMed and Scopus in October 2020 (updated October 2021) identified lab-based alcohol priming studies that assessed effect of priming on motivation to drink. A tailored risk-of-bias tool assessed quality of lab-based studies. Ran

SUBMITTER: Halsall L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796461 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature