Title :

Abstract and concrete repetitive thinking modes in alcohol-dependence

Author(s) :

Grynberg, Delphine [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
de Timary, Philippe [Auteur]
Philippot, Pierre [Auteur]
D'hondt, Fabien [Auteur]
Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Briane, Yasmine [Auteur]
Devynck, Faustine [Auteur]
Douilliez, Celine [Auteur]
Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Emotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072 [PSITEC]
Billieux, Joël [Auteur]
Heeren, Alexandre [Auteur]
Maurage, Pierre [Auteur]

Journal title :

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Abbreviated title :

J Addict Dis

Volume number :

35

Pages :

238-243

Publication date :

2016-12

ISSN :

1545-0848

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives

English abstract : [en]

Emotional and interpersonal deficits play a crucial role in alcohol-related disorders as they predict alcohol consumption and relapse. Recent models of emotion regulation in psychopathology postulate that these deficits ...
Show more >Emotional and interpersonal deficits play a crucial role in alcohol-related disorders as they predict alcohol consumption and relapse. Recent models of emotion regulation in psychopathology postulate that these deficits are centrally related to increased abstract/analytic repetitive thinking, combined with reduced concrete/experiential repetitive thinking. As this assumption has not been tested in addictions, this study aimed at investigating repetitive thinking modes in a large sample of alcohol-dependent individuals. One hundred recently detoxified alcohol-dependent individuals (29 females; mean age = 49.51-years-old) recruited during the 3rd week of their treatment in a detoxification center were compared to 100 healthy controls (29 females; mean age = 48.51-years-old) recruited in the experimenters' social network, matched at the group level for age, gender, and educational level. All participants completed the Mini Cambridge Exeter Repetitive Thought Scale measuring abstract/analytic and concrete/experiential repetitive thinking modes as well as complementary psychopathological measures (Beck Depression Inventory and State/Trait Anxiety Inventory). Alcohol-dependent individuals have similar levels of concrete repetitive thinking as controls but report significantly higher levels of abstract repetitive thinking (p < 0.001; d = 1.28). This effect remains significant after controlling for depression and anxiety. Relative to healthy controls, alcohol-dependent patients report more frequent use of abstract/analytic repetitive thinking, with preserved concrete/experiential thinking. Despite the cross-sectional nature of the study, the frequent use of abstract repetitive thinking thus appears to constitute a main feature of alcohol-dependence.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille

Collections :

• Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Research team(s) :

Équipe Dynamique Émotionnelle et Pathologies (DEEP)
Équipe Psychiatrie & Croyance (PsyCHIC)

Submission date :

2019-02-13T14:48:15Z