APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Investigating the Influence of Reward-Related Processes in the Relationship between Childhood Adversity and Problems Associated with Substance Use
- Nayani Ramakrishnan
University of Toronto - Cinthia Tao
University of Toronto - Sujaiya Tiba
University of Toronto - Farhat Ullah
University of Toronto - Abby Goldstein
OISE/University of Toronto - Suzanne Erb
University of Toronto
Abstract
Childhood adversity predicts substance use problems in young adulthood. The present study assessed whether impairments in the anticipation, consumption, and learning of rewards influence this relationship. Childhood adversity predicted reward anticipation, but no mediating role of different reward-related processes was found, thereby highlighting that reward-related processes contribute to distinct outcomes.
Childhood Adversity
