Luke A Vargo

Biographic Data

ID6900659
NAMELuke A Vargo
GIVEN NAMESLuke A
FAMILY NAMEVargo
SIGNATUREVARGO L A
AFFILIATIONSLouisiana State University
ORCID0000-0003-4173-2374
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Racism and Cannabis-Related Problems Among Hispanic/Latine Adults

    Julia D Buckner, Luke A Vargo et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2026

    Method: We examined the role of negative emotions resulting from racism on cannabis-related problems among 520 (44.2% female) Hispanic/Latine adults aged 18-65 (M = 36.6, SD = 10.3) who endorsed past-month cannabis use. Results: Consistent with minority stress-based models, frequency of experiencing racism was statistically significantly correlated with racism-related negative affect, coping-motivated cannabis use, cannabis-related problems, anxi…

  • Imposter Syndrome and Cannabis-Related Problems

    Julia D Buckner, Luke A Vargo et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2026

    Background and Objectives Cannabis use and related problems are at an all-time high, especially among college-aged individuals. It is therefore vital to identify individual difference variables associated with cannabis-relate problems to inform prevention and treatment efforts. One factor that is common among undergraduates is imposter syndrome (i.e., feelings of self-doubt, especially concerning one’s intellectual or academic abilities). Imposte…

  • Social anxiety and alcohol-related problems

    Julia D Buckner, Luke A Vargo et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2025

  • Sex Differences in the Synergistic Effects of Distress Intolerance and Anxiety Sensitivity on Alcohol Use and Related Problems Among Black Adults who Smoke

    Open AccessLuke A Vargo, Katharine L Thomas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2025References: 3

    Although Black Americans have less alcohol use than non-Hispanic/Latine White Americans, they have comparable rates of binge drinking and alcohol use disorder. Moreover, Black Americans that smoke cigarettes appear at especially high risk for alcohol-related problems, highlighting a need to identify factors related to alcohol outcomes among Black Americans that smoke to better tailor treatments. Anxiety sensitivity (AS) and distress intolerance (…

  • Social Anxiety and Cannabis-Related Problems

    Paige E Morris, Luke A Vargo et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2024

    Background: Individuals with elevated social anxiety are vulnerable to experiencing negative consequences related to cannabis use. One transdiagnostic vulnerability factor that has received little attention in the social anxiety-cannabis problem relation is distress tolerance, which is associated with more cannabis use to manage negative affect broadly (i.e., coping motives) and cannabis-related problems. However, it is unknown whether distress t…

  • Preliminary evidence for the utility of a videogame as a behavioral measure of distress intolerance

    Luke A Vargo, Julia D Buckner et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Clinical…2024

    Introduction: Withstanding negative affect is essential for healthy and adaptive psychological functioning. As such, failing to endure distress (i.e., distress intolerance) is associated with the etiology and maintenance of several psychological disorders and subclinical issues. Many behavioral measures of psychological distress intolerance exist; however, there are limitations to these measures (e.g., perceived loss of control over task performa…