TY - JOUR
T1 - Metacognitions, emotion and alcohol use
AU - Spada, Marcantonio M.
AU - Wells, Adrian
N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Spada, M.M. and Wells, A. (2005) ‘Metacognitions, emotion and alcohol use’, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 12(2), pp. 150–155. doi:10.1002/cpp.431., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.431. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
PY - 2005/4/20
Y1 - 2005/4/20
N2 - The present study explored the relationships between metacognitions, emotion, alcohol use and problem drinking. A convenience sample of 97 participants completed the following questionnaires: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire 30 (MCQ-30), Quantity Frequency Scale (QFS) and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). A cross-sectional design was adopted and data analysis consisted of correlational and multiple regression analyses. Metacognitions were found to be positively and significantly associated with alcohol use and with proneness to problem drinking. Positive and significant relationships were also observed between anxiety and depression on the one hand, and alcohol use and proneness to problem drinking on the other. Multiple regression analyses indicated that anxiety and beliefs about the need to control thoughts independently predicted alcohol use, and anxiety alone predicted proneness to problem drinking. These preliminary results would seem to suggest that metacognitive theory may be relevant to understanding alcohol use.
AB - The present study explored the relationships between metacognitions, emotion, alcohol use and problem drinking. A convenience sample of 97 participants completed the following questionnaires: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire 30 (MCQ-30), Quantity Frequency Scale (QFS) and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). A cross-sectional design was adopted and data analysis consisted of correlational and multiple regression analyses. Metacognitions were found to be positively and significantly associated with alcohol use and with proneness to problem drinking. Positive and significant relationships were also observed between anxiety and depression on the one hand, and alcohol use and proneness to problem drinking on the other. Multiple regression analyses indicated that anxiety and beliefs about the need to control thoughts independently predicted alcohol use, and anxiety alone predicted proneness to problem drinking. These preliminary results would seem to suggest that metacognitive theory may be relevant to understanding alcohol use.
U2 - 10.1002/cpp.431
DO - 10.1002/cpp.431
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:18144399700
SN - 1063-3995
VL - 12
SP - 150
EP - 155
JO - Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
JF - Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
IS - 2
ER -
