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SUMMARY:11th Annual Scholar Poster Session featuring Dr. David Lydon-Staley - "Rethinking Curiosity in Substance Use: Data-Driven Insights from Dynamic Systems and Intensive Longitudinal Research"
DESCRIPTION: Curiosity plays a complex role in substance use as it can contribute to initiation\, but it also offers a powerful avenue for intervention. This presentation explores research examining curiosity as a motivational process that can be deliberately engaged through health communication to promote behavior change\, with applications to tobacco and alcohol use.  \nEvidence shows that curiosity-eliciting messages reliably enhance attention to and recall of substance-related health information among adolescents and U.S. priority populations. Research on persistence dynamics demonstrates how tightly coupled symptom systems during tobacco withdrawal can sustain discomfort and undermine cessation efforts. Bridging these perspectives\, curiosity emerges as a modifiable lever for disrupting maladaptive persistence. Daily-life interventions that incorporate brief psychological distance reminders designed to foster curiosity during alcohol encounters are associated with reductions in alcohol consumption frequency.  \nThese findings highlight curiosity not only as a potential risk factor but also as a motivational mechanism with practical implications for health communication\, addiction science\, and intervention design.  \nSeminar Takeaways:  \n\nUnderstanding curiosity as a driver of attention\, recall\, and behavior change \nInsights on leveraging curiosity to support substance use interventions \nApplications for health messaging and intervention strategies across diverse populations \n\nRegster to attend: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Y1aFVJrWKkmg6i?Q_CHL=qr \nSchedule:\n\n\nPoster Setup: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.\n\n\nKeynote Speaker: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.\n\n\nPoster Session: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\n\n\nAwards Lunch: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/11th-annual-scholar-poster-session-featuring-dr-david-lydon-staley-rethinking-curiosity-in-substance-use-data-driven-insights-from-dynamic-systems-and-intensive-longitudinal-research/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Alcohol and Substance Use Studies":MAILTO:cas_ed@rutgers.edu
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