Lindgren Kristen P, Neighbors Clayton, Gasser Melissa L, Ramirez Jason J, Cvencek Dario
a Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences , Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.
b Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , TX , USA.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2017 May;43(3):237-246. doi: 10.1080/00952990.2016.1229324. Epub 2016 Oct 7.
This paper provides an overview of the self-concept as it relates to substance use. Self-concept has a long history in psychological theory and research; however, substance self-concept (e.g., viewing one's self as a drinker or smoker) is an understudied area of research with the potential to expand existing conceptualizations of substance use, addiction, and prevention and treatment efforts, and should receive greater research attention.
First, we review and provide a theoretical framework of substance self-concept that draws from dual process models and distinguishes between implicit and explicit self-concept. Next, we summarize key findings related to substance use in the extant literature, focusing on alcohol and tobacco (smoking).
Across both substances, there is converging evidence that substance self-concept is associated with substance use outcomes, including quantity and frequency of use and problems associated with use, and that change in substance self-concept is associated with recovery from substance misuse. Recommendations for the substance self-concept research agenda include routine assessment of substance self-concept, expanded use of implicit measures, investigation of moderators of substance self-concept, and targeting substance self-concept directly in prevention and intervention efforts.
Ultimately, we suggest that substance self-concept is a promising, but understudied, construct. Greater research attention to substance self-concept could clarify its potential as an important risk factor for hazardous use and addiction as well as its utility as a prevention and treatment target.
本文概述了与物质使用相关的自我概念。自我概念在心理学理论和研究中有着悠久的历史；然而，物质自我概念（例如，将自己视为饮酒者或吸烟者）是一个研究不足的领域，有潜力扩展现有的物质使用、成瘾以及预防和治疗方面的概念，并应得到更多的研究关注。
首先，我们回顾并提供一个物质自我概念的理论框架，该框架借鉴了双加工模型，并区分了内隐自我概念和外显自我概念。接下来，我们总结现有文献中与物质使用相关的关键发现，重点关注酒精和烟草（吸烟）。
在这两种物质方面，越来越多的证据表明，物质自我概念与物质使用结果相关，包括使用量和频率以及与使用相关的问题，并且物质自我概念的变化与物质滥用的康复相关。物质自我概念研究议程的建议包括对物质自我概念进行常规评估、扩大对内隐测量方法的使用、调查物质自我概念的调节因素，以及在预防和干预工作中直接针对物质自我概念。
最终，我们认为物质自我概念是一个有前景但研究不足的概念。对物质自我概念给予更多的研究关注可能会阐明其作为有害使用和成瘾的重要风险因素的潜力，以及其作为预防和治疗目标的效用。
