APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Exploring Cognitive Mechanisms Linking Parental Bonding and Alcohol Use Problems in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Sunday, May 25, 2025 · Washington, DC

Oral · Social

Using data from the Prospective study (N=3,527, Mage=16.10, Females=51%) of the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism, we found that parental bonding during adolescence is associated with later onset of regular drinking and fewer alcohol use disorder symptoms via less positive alcohol expectancies and enhanced neural response inhibition.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Gayathri PandeySpeaker
    Downstate Medical Center, The State University of New York
  • Jacquelyn MeyersDiscussant
    State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University
  • Ashwini PandeyDiscussant
    State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University
  • Bernice PorjeszDiscussant
    State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University