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- The study investigated how to improve individuals' ability to accurately estimate their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) after drinking, as many tend to underestimate their intoxication levels.
- Participants were divided into three groups: one received only BAC feedback, another combined BAC feedback with mindfulness exercises, and a control group received no training.
- Results showed that both treatment groups improved in BAC estimation accuracy compared to the control, indicating that mindfulness and feedback can enhance awareness of intoxication levels.
Article Abstract
Objective: Individuals are often inaccurate at estimating levels of intoxication following doses of alcohol. Previous research has shown that when required to estimate (BAC) at different time points, participants often underestimate their BACs and amounts of alcohol consumed. The present study aimed to increase drinkers' BAC estimation accuracy after drinking alcohol using mindfulness-based feedback to increase their awareness of the interoceptive cues associated with alcohol intoxication.
Method: Thirty-three adults were given 0.65 g/kg of alcohol and received one of three training conditions: BAC feedback only, body scan exercise + BAC feedback and no treatment control. Those in the BAC feedback group received feedback concerning their observed BAC during dose exposure. Participants in the body scan group received BAC feedback and underwent a mindfulness exercise to enhance their perception of the acute subjective effects of alcohol. The control group received no BAC estimation training. Participants attended four study sessions: Two training sessions where participants underwent structured training based on their condition and two retention sessions to test for the lasting effects of the training exercises.
Results: Retention tests showed that participants in both treatment groups were most accurate in estimating their BACs. There were no differences among the groups in their perceived levels of intoxication at posttraining. The findings suggest that BAC feedback, alone and in combination with, mindfulness training can improve accuracy in estimating BACs.
Conclusions: The findings provide preliminary support for the efficacy of mindfulness training in combination with BAC feedback to improve BAC estimation accuracy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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Article Synopsis
- The study investigated how to improve individuals' ability to accurately estimate their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) after drinking, as many tend to underestimate their intoxication levels.
- Participants were divided into three groups: one received only BAC feedback, another combined BAC feedback with mindfulness exercises, and a control group received no training.
- Results showed that both treatment groups improved in BAC estimation accuracy compared to the control, indicating that mindfulness and feedback can enhance awareness of intoxication levels.
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