Examining Alcohol Use and Physical Activity Using the Biopsychosocial Model
Presenter: PAMT Post-doctoral Fellow Jimikaye Courtney
This presentation will discuss alcohol use and physical activity, as examined in these studies that use intensive longitudinal methods and epidemiological data:
- The first study examines day- and episode-level associations between alcohol use and affect through the lens of the affect regulation model of alcohol use.
- The second study examines the positive associations between alcohol use and physical activity, including the moderating roles of tobacco and cannabis use, using the nationally-representative National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey.
Development Trends in Adolescent Risk from Interparental Conflict: Insights from Time-Varying Effects Modeling
Presenter: PAMT Pre-doctoral Fellow Devin McCauley
Interparental conflict (IPC) is a well-documented risk for adolescents’ disrupted development, particularly if adolescents appraise IPC as threatening to their own well-being. However, the salience of IPC risk is unlikely to remain static across the course of adolescent development. This presentation will discuss a new study that applies time-varying effects modeling (TVEM) to identify sensitive developmental periods for risk from IPC and threat appraisals. Findings may inform optimal timing for delivery of intervention programming targeting IPC and adolescents’ coping strategies.
