APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Persisting Effects of Pubertal Timing on Alcohol Expectancies and Use in Adulthood
- James Dzera
University of Michigan - Dominic Kelly
University of Michigan - Alexander Weigard
University of Michigan - Michael Demidenko
University of Michigan - Sarah Stone
University of Michigan - Katherine Foster
University of Washington - Adriene Beltz
University of Michigan
Abstract
Pubertal timing is related to adolescent alcohol use, but it is unclear whether (and how) effects persist into adulthood. We focused on the potential mediating effects of alcohol expectancies. Only for women did positive and social expectancies about alcohol mediate the relation between late pubertal timing and heightened adult use.
Substance Use and Abuse
