Ambulatory assessment (AA) covers a wide range of assessment methods to study people in
their natural environment, including self-report, observational, and biological/physiological …

Background Craving is viewed as a major determinant of relapse in persons with substance
addiction, but this association remains poorly understood due to its time-limited nature and …

Assessment in clinical psychology typically relies on global retrospective self-reports
collected at research or clinic visits, which are limited by recall bias and are not well suited to …

Ambulatory assessment (AA; also known as ecological momentary assessment) has
enjoyed enthusiastic implementation in psychological research. The ability to assess …

No behavior sits in a vacuum, and one behavior can greatly affect what happens next. We
propose a conceptual frame within which a broad range of behavioral spillovers can be …

This article offers a reformulation of the negative reinforcement model of drug addiction and
proposes that the escape and avoidance of negative affect is the prepotent motive for …

Delay discounting describes the devaluation of a reinforcer as a function of the delay until its
receipt. Although all people discount delayed reinforcers, one consistent finding is that …

Abstract Background and Aims Lapse risk when trying to stop or reduce harmful substance
use is idiosyncratic, dynamic and multi‐factorial. Just‐in‐time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) …

Background Changes in tobacco products, use patterns, and assessment technology in the
last 15 years led the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Treatment …

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is particularly suitable for studying substance use,
because use is episodic and thought to be related to mood and context. This article reviews …