Table 1 Variables and assessment instruments

Exclusion criteria

Screening questions of the Structural Clinical Interview for DSM-IV

[59, 60]

Psychotic symptoms

Suicidality

Probable alcohol use disorder

Stratification variable

Usual alcohol consumption

Self-administered timeline followback

[58, 61]

Moderators

Childhood adversities

Childhood trauma questionnaire (CTQ)

[62, 63]

Trait impulsivity

Impulsive Behavior Scale (UPPS)

[61, 64]

Cumulative cortisol secretion

Hair cortisol concentration

[56, 59]

Mediators

Endocrine stress reactivity

Salvia cortisol concentration

[60, 65]

Autonomic stress reactivity

Salvia alpha amylase concentration

[63, 66]

Inhibitory control

Go-no-go task

[64, 67]

Attentional bias

Dotprobe task

[41]

Impulsivity

Delay discounting task

[68, 69, 70]

Confounding variables

Current stress load

Perceived stress scale (PSS)

[67, 71]

Psychological flexibility

Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II)

[68, 72]

Drinking motives

Drinking Motive Questionnaire- revised (DMQ-R)

[69, 73]

Craving

Alcohol Craving Questionnaire revised (ACQ-R)

[71, 74]

Emotion regulation

Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)

[75, 76]

Trait anxiety

State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory (STAI)

[73, 77]

Positive and negative affect

State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory (STAI)

[73, 77]

General condition

Multidimensional Mood State Questionnaire. (MBDF)

[74, 78]

Drug use

Drug screening

Attentional control

Attentional control scale (ACS)

[75, 79]

Negative thinking

Perseverative thinking questionnaire (PTQ)

[77, 80]

Sleep quality

Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PTQI)

[78, 81]

Uncertainty intolerance

Uncertainty intolerance scale (UIS)

[79, 82]

Coping strategies

Brief Cope

[80, 83]

Depression

Becks Depression Inventory (BDI)

[81, 84]

Self-control

Brief self-control scale (BSCS)

[82, 85]

Resilience

Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)

[83, 86]

Outcome

Momentary alcohol consumption

Ad-libitum taste test

[84, 87]