Krystal Waldo
Louisiana State University
7 Papers
17 Citations
Krystal Waldo is an academic researcher from Louisiana State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Smoking cessation & Nicotine withdrawal. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications.
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Effects of a brief mindfulness intervention on negative affect and urge to drink among college student drinkers
Christine Vinci,MacKenzie R. Peltier,Sonia M. Shah,Jessica Kinsaul,Krystal Waldo,Megan A. McVay,Megan A. McVay,Amy L. Copeland +7 more
TL;DR: Results indicated that the mindfulness intervention increased state mindfulness and relaxation, and decreased NA immediately following the mindfulness Intervention, however, the Mindfulness intervention did not influence responses to NA induction on any of the outcome variables at T3.
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Perceived risk and benefits of e-cigarette use among college students
TL;DR: The present results indicate that the RABE is a reliable instrument to measure college student's perceived risks and benefits of e-cigarettes.
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Examination of trait impulsivity on the response to a brief mindfulness intervention among college student drinkers.
Christine Vinci,MacKenzie R. Peltier,Krystal Waldo,Jessica Kinsaul,Sonia M. Shah,Scott F. Coffey,Amy L. Copeland +6 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that level and subscale of impulsivity matter with regard to how a participant will respond to a mindfulness versus relaxation intervention, and that negative urgency was positively associated with urge to drink following the mindfulness intervention.
The association between problematic alcohol use, risk perceptions, and e-cigarette use.
Melanie R. Roys,MacKenzie R. Peltier,Shelby A. Stewart,Aaron F. Waters,Krystal Waldo,Amy L. Copeland +5 more
TL;DR: This finding is problematic as the use of e-cigarettes may influence further engagement in risky behaviors including problematic drinking or transitioning to regular cigarette use, so it is important to develop interventions to help college students develop more accurate risk perceptions about e-cigarette.
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Dual users of e-cigarettes and cigarettes have greater positive smoking expectancies than regular smokers: a study of smoking expectancies among college students.
MacKenzie R. Peltier,Aaron F. Waters,Melanie R. Roys,Shelby A. Stewart,Krystal Waldo,Amy L. Copeland +5 more
TL;DR: College students appear to be less motivated to use e-cigarettes for cessation and dual users endorsed higher levels of smoking expectancies previously shown to negatively impact treatment outcomes.
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