In:
Journal of Adolescence, Wiley, Vol. 37, No. 8 ( 2014-12), p. 1253-1256
Abstract:
Early alcohol use initiation is a well‐established risk factor for the subsequent development of alcohol abuse and dependence. Separate lines of research indicate that impulsivity and risk‐taking each are associated with early alcohol use. In this research, the association of the interaction of risk‐taking and impulsivity with early alcohol initiation was examined. Results suggest the interaction between impulsivity and risk‐taking was related to early alcohol initiation. Among children with lower levels of risk‐taking, level of impulsivity was associated with beginning to drink. By contrast, among children with higher levels of risk‐taking, level of impulsivity was not associated with the likelihood of initiating alcohol use. These findings suggest that early adolescence is a critical developmental period in which implementing an intervention to reduce impulsivity and risk‐taking may be particularly effective to prevent the early initiation of alcohol use.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0140-1971
,
1095-9254
DOI:
10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.08.013
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
303529-3
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1469149-8
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