The Assessment of Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms in Daily Life
Year: 2025
Type: preprint
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Understanding how alcohol use disorder (AUD) symptoms manifest in daily life is criticalfor improving assessment and intervention strategies. This study examined the correspondence between retrospective self-reports of AUD symptoms and their daily manifestations using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) in a community sample of young adults (N = 496, Mage=20.3, 45% female). Participants completed daily reports of AUD symptoms over an 8-week EMA period and follow-up retrospective assessments six months later. Results showed significant convergence between retrospective and daily reports for several symptoms (e.g., hazardous use, social/occupational problems, failure to fulfill obligations, time spent obtaining alcohol). Among these, some also demonstrated predictive validity, with daily experiences of symptoms (e.g., social/occupational problems, time spent obtaining alcohol) significantly predicting retrospective AUD severity at follow-up. These findings provide novel support for the convergent and predictive validity of daily assessments of AUD symptoms and highlight areas where retrospective and momentary reports diverge.
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4412413873