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Meta-analysis of the relationship between impulsivity and substance-related cognitive biases
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posted on 2017-03-01, 00:00 authored by Daniel Leung, Petra StaigerPetra Staiger, Melissa HaydenMelissa Hayden, Jarrad LumJarrad Lum, Kate HallKate Hall, V Manning, A Verdejo-GarciaBACKGROUND: Evidence indicates that substance-related cognitive biases (attentional, memory, and approach bias) contribute to the maintenance and development of substance misuse. Impulsivity has been suggested to influence how cognitive biases contribute to substance misuse, possibly by biasing incentive salience attribution processes. However, the strength and moderators of the relationship between impulsivity and substance-related cognitive biases has yet to be empirically examined. METHODS: A meta-analysis using random-effects models was completed assessing 19 studies that reported a quantitative relationship between an impulsivity measure and a substance-related cognitive bias. Two-component conceptualisation of impulsivity, impulsivity measurement type, gender, and age were assessed as moderators. RESULTS: A small, significant positive relationship (r=0.10) was observed between impulsivity and substance-related attentional, memory, and approach biases. No moderators examined had a significant influence on this relationship. CONCLUSIONS: Results are consistent with incentive sensitisation theories of addiction and suggests a weak synergistic relationship between impulsivity and substance-related cognitive biases. This relationship holds across different measures and components of impulsivity. Results provide some support for the viability of impulsivity and cognitive bias interaction models which may warrant further investigation of these factors in relation to predicting addiction treatment outcomes.
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Drug and alcohol dependenceVolume
172Pagination
21 - 33Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0376-8716eISSN
1879-0046Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2017, Elsevier Ireland Ltd.Usage metrics
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Cognitive biasImpulsivityMeta-analysisReviewSubstance misuseScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineSubstance AbusePsychiatryIMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TESTAUTOMATIC ALCOHOL MOTIVATIONAT-RISK ADOLESCENTSATTENTIONAL BIASDRINKING BEHAVIORREWARD SENSITIVITYINHIBITORY CONTROLHEAVY DRINKERSADDICTIVE BEHAVIORSEXECUTIVE CONTROLBiological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)
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