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Newest firstBackground: Experiential avoidance (EA) refers to the tendency to evade or suppress unpleasant internal experiences, such as distressing thoughts, emotions, or bodily sensations. Increasing evidence indicates that EA plays a central role in the onset and maintenance of addictive behaviours. Objective: To synthesise quantitative evidence on the association between experiential avoidance (EA), operationalised as psy…
Open article record in new tab ↗BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is highly comorbid with substance and behavioural addictions, but little is known about the psychosocial factors that underpin these relationships. The present study examined whether coping motives mediate the relationship between GAD symptom severity and the severity of symptoms of problematic alcohol use, cannabis use, gambling, and gaming more strongly at…
BackgroundHealthcare workers are at increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to prolonged exposure to high-stress clinical environments. Although the Health Belief Model (HBM) has been widely used to explain health behaviors, its application to psychological outcomes such as PTSD remains limited. The role of cognitive-emotional processes, particularly experiential avoidance, in linking health be…
The aims of this study were to examine associations between psychological inflexibility and (1) cigarette dependence among individuals who co-use cannabis and combustible cigarettes, and (2) binge drinking among individuals who co-use cannabis and alcohol. Adults attending a medical marijuana dispensary (N = 697) completed a survey examining cannabis use, cigarette smoking, binge drinking, psychological inflexibil…