APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Evidence in Support of a Heuristic Model Examining Childhood Adversity & Alcohol Use Problems: A Focus on Impulsive Behaviour, Reward-Related Processes, and Emotion Dysregulation
- Nayani Ramakrishnan
University of Toronto - Priyanka Choudhari
University of Toronto - Bhanvi Sachdeva
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
The purpose of the current study was to test two mechanisms influencing the relationship between childhood adversity and alcohol use problems. Path analyses demonstrated that childhood adversity was associated with reward responsiveness and emotion dysregulation, which, in turn, was associated with negative urgency and subsequently alcohol-related consequences.
Substance Abuse and Addiction
