APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Adolescent Executive Cognitive Functioning and Impulsivity as Predictors of Young-Adult Risky Drinking and Alcohol-Related Problems
- Connor Jones
Arizona State University, Tempe - Madeline Meier
Arizona State University, Tempe - Laurie Chassin
Arizona State University
Abstract
This study found that executive cognitive functioning (ECF) prospectively predicted maximum drinks in a day after accounting for impulsivity and other covariates. However, ECF did not predict other alcohol outcomes. In contrast, impulsivity prospectively predicted maximum drinks in a day, episodic heavy drinking, and alcohol-related problems after controlling for ECF.
Addiction