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Title: | EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON SOCIAL PAIN: THE MODERATING ROLE OF SOCIAL ANXIETY AND POSITIVE ALCOHOL EXPECTANCIES | Authors: | LING JIAYING, SHERMAINE | Keywords: | pain overlap theory alcohol myopia social pain social anxiety positive alcohol expectancy |
Issue Date: | 8-Apr-2021 | Citation: | LING JIAYING, SHERMAINE (2021-04-08). EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON SOCIAL PAIN: THE MODERATING ROLE OF SOCIAL ANXIETY AND POSITIVE ALCOHOL EXPECTANCIES. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | Two opposing theories exist for the analgesic effects of alcohol on social pain: Pain Overlap Theory (Eisenberger & Lieberman, 2005) and Alcohol Myopia Theory (Steele & Josephs, 1990). Since the neuroarchitecture for the experience of social pain activates similar brain patterns as physical pain, Pain Overlap Theory posits that substances (such as alcohol) which reduce physical pain, should also reduce emotional or social pain. The Alcohol Myopia Theory, in contrast, suggests that alcohol enhances salient negative emotions from interpersonal hurt and so will increase social pain. Here participants were asked to recall a personal event of betrayal after consuming varying amounts of alcohol to test whether alcohol alleviates social pain on four main domains: pain, basic needs satisfaction, positive affect and negative affect. Social anxiety and positive alcohol expectancy (PAE) were also included as moderating factors. Consuming alcohol reduced social pain, supporting the Pain Overlap Theory, but the present findings do not disprove the Alcohol Myopia Theory. Moderation analyses demonstrated no conclusive effects of social anxiety and PAE. In conclusion, findings from the present study show supportive evidence for the analgesic effect of alcohol on social pain. | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/195766 |
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