APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Cognitive Control Moderates the Association Between Risk Processing and Health Risk Behaviors Via Perceived Stress

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Developmental

  • Toria Herd
    Virginia Tech
  • Dominique Maciejewski
    Virginia Tech
  • Nina Lauharatanahirun
    Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
  • Jacob Lee
    Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
  • Kirby Deater-Deckard
    University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  • Brooks King-Casas
    Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
  • Jungmeen Kim-Spoon
    Virginia Tech

Abstract

We examined the interaction between neural correlates of risk processing and cognitive control on adolescent perceived stress and health risk behaviors (HRBs). The association between risk processing and HRBs was mediated by stress. However, the association between risk processing and stress was only significant for adolescents with low cognitive control.

Adolescent

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