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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

A Co-Twin Control Study of the Relationship between Adolescent Drinking and Executive Functioning in Young Adulthood

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Clinical Science

  • Alexandra Carr
    University of Indianapolis
  • Jordan Waldron
    University of Indianapolis
  • Steve Malone
    University of Minnesota
  • William Iacono
    University of Minnesota

Abstract

In a longitudinal sample of twin pairs, higher alcohol consumption at age 17 predicted worse executive functioning at age 20. However, based on the results of the subsequent co-twin analyses, the association between drinking and executive functioning was largely explained by familial confounding.

Neuropsychology