Cognitive Tensions in Addiction Science: Illuminating the Role of Psychological Focus in the Tension between Levels of Explanation

Regression analysis reveals that individual differences (N=140) in empathy (IRI-EC b=.25, p<.001) and analytic reasoning (CRT b=-.07, p<.05) share significantly divergent relationships, with a 6-item scale assessing support for the relevance of social-emotional cognition in the etiology and treatment of addiction. This result was predicted by the Opposing Domains Theory.