Browsing Graduate School - MU Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "McCarthy, Denis Michael, 1969-"
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Common and specific alcohol risk factors in African Americans and Caucasians
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Considerable research evidence shows that the alcoholism risk process differs for African Americans and Caucasians (Bachman et al., 1991; Wallace et al., 2003). The current study was designed to test a model examining ... -
Effects of alcohol primes on judgments related to drinking and driving
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Although past research has tested the effects of alcohol related priming on behavior and judgments, previous studies have not investigated the effects of alcohol primes on judgments specific to drinking and driving. Based ... -
Evaluation of risk attitude as a predictor of substance related risk taking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Decision making is a complex process influenced by a number of factors. Mathematical models of risk have been developed to deconstruct the decision making process into the components that are most influential. Risk attitude, ... -
Examination of choice preference structures in a sexual risk paradigm
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a serious public health concern worldwide. In the United States, young adults are at particularly high risk ... -
Freshmen college students with and without asthma : predictors of changes in smoking during the first semester
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Prior research has found that young adults with asthma are equally as likely or more likely to smoke cigarettes than their peers who do not have asthma, ... -
Influence of conditioned compensatory response on drinking and driving decision making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Perceived intoxication is a strong determinant of one's willingness to drive after drinking alcohol. When contextual cues are conditioned with the administration of alcohol, a compensatory response is elicited that decreases ... -
Mood and urgency effects on activation of alcohol cognitions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Mood states influence many aspects of human behavior, including decisions to drink alcohol. Alcohol-related cognitions have been shown to be activated by positive and negative mood states (Birch, Stewart, & Zack, 2006), ... -
A multi-method analysis of the acquired preparedness model of risk for alcohol problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The acquired preparedness model (APM) integrates both general risk factors and alcohol-related cognitive factors to understand the development of alcohol use and its associated problems. The present project utilized an ... -
Testing the interaction of alcohol outlet density and personality traits in the prediction of drinking and driving
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)