Abstract
This chapter discusses how persuasive messages with novel components can attract and hold the attention of sensation seekers (SS) and bring about significant behavior changes in them. A host of genetic research works in humans indicate that vulnerability to drug abuse is heritable. Most work in this area is based on data collected from alcoholics. Given the relation between sensation seeking and drug use among adolescents, it would be valuable to understand the basic neurogenetic mechanisms that may underlie this relation. One simple hypothesis that can be offered is that high SS differ from low SS in their response to drugs due to differences in the biological mechanisms involved in drug reward. There are preliminary results from a follow-up study involving nearly 3000 students in rural Kentucky high schools. A similar design was employed, in which schools were assigned to Reducing the Risk, Modified Reducing the Risk, and a comparison condition employing the schools' standard, non-skills-based curriculum.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | On the Psychobiology of Personality |
| Subtitle of host publication | Essays in Honor of Marvin Zuckerman |
| Pages | 223-245 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Research reported in this chapter was supported by Grant DA05312 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Michael Bardo, PI), Grant DA12964 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Michael Bardo, PI), Grant DA03462 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI), Grant 05312 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI; Philip Palmgreen and Elizabeth Lorch, Co-PIs, Grant DA06892 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI, Philip Palmgreen, Elizabeth Lorch, and William Skinner, Co-PIs), Grant AA10747 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Lewis Donohew; PI, Rick Zimmerman, Co-PI), Grant DA04887 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI; Richard Clayton, Co-PI), Grant DA06892–08 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI; Philip Palmgreen, Elizabeth Lorch, and Rick Hoyle, Co-PIs), Grant R01-DA-12490 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI; Nancy Harrington, Rick Zimmerman, and Derek Lane, Co-Is); Grant R01-AA-10747 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Rick Zimmerman, PI, Lewis Donohew, Co-PI), Grant R01-AA-013927 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Rick Zimmerman, PI), Grant R01-MH-061187 from the National Institute on Mental Health (Rick Zimmerman, PI), Grant R01-MH-063705 from the National Institute on Mental Health (Rick Zimmerman, PI, Phil Palmgreen Co-PI), and Grant R01-NR-008379 from the National Institute of Nursing Research (Rick Zimmerman, PI, Eric Anderman, Co-PI).
Funding Information:
In this chapter, we will describe some of the research mentioned above and focus the implications of this work for communication and prevention, including genetic and neurobiological foundations, models of information exposure and impulsive decision-making, and prevention studies drawing on the models. Most of the research reported here was conducted within an applied framework of prevention, funded by agencies of the National Institutes of Health (see Acknowledgments).
Funding
Research reported in this chapter was supported by Grant DA05312 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Michael Bardo, PI), Grant DA12964 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Michael Bardo, PI), Grant DA03462 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI), Grant 05312 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI; Philip Palmgreen and Elizabeth Lorch, Co-PIs, Grant DA06892 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI, Philip Palmgreen, Elizabeth Lorch, and William Skinner, Co-PIs), Grant AA10747 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Lewis Donohew; PI, Rick Zimmerman, Co-PI), Grant DA04887 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI; Richard Clayton, Co-PI), Grant DA06892–08 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI; Philip Palmgreen, Elizabeth Lorch, and Rick Hoyle, Co-PIs), Grant R01-DA-12490 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Lewis Donohew, PI; Nancy Harrington, Rick Zimmerman, and Derek Lane, Co-Is); Grant R01-AA-10747 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Rick Zimmerman, PI, Lewis Donohew, Co-PI), Grant R01-AA-013927 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Rick Zimmerman, PI), Grant R01-MH-061187 from the National Institute on Mental Health (Rick Zimmerman, PI), Grant R01-MH-063705 from the National Institute on Mental Health (Rick Zimmerman, PI, Phil Palmgreen Co-PI), and Grant R01-NR-008379 from the National Institute of Nursing Research (Rick Zimmerman, PI, Eric Anderman, Co-PI). In this chapter, we will describe some of the research mentioned above and focus the implications of this work for communication and prevention, including genetic and neurobiological foundations, models of information exposure and impulsive decision-making, and prevention studies drawing on the models. Most of the research reported here was conducted within an applied framework of prevention, funded by agencies of the National Institutes of Health (see Acknowledgments).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | |
| National Institute of Mental Health | R01-MH-063705, R01-NR-008379 |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse | 05312, DA12964, R01-AA-10747, DA06892, DA03462 |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism | DA06892–08, R01-AA-013927, R01-DA-12490, DA04887, R01-MH-061187 |
| National Institute of Nursing Research |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
