Interactive effects of drinking history and impulsivity on college drinking

dc.contributor.authorAdams, Zachary W.
dc.contributor.authorMilich, Richard
dc.contributor.authorLynam, Donald R.
dc.contributor.authorCharnigo, Richard J.
dc.contributor.departmentPsychiatry, School of Medicine
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-03T16:35:58Z
dc.date.available2024-10-03T16:35:58Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe transition from adolescence into emerging adulthood is a critical developmental period for changes in alcohol use and drinking related problems. Prior research has identified a number of distinct developmental alcohol use trajectories, which appear to be differentially related to young adult drinking outcomes. Another correlate of alcohol use in early adulthood is impulsivity. The primary aim of this study was to examine the moderating role of impulsivity in the relation between patterns of past alcohol use and hazardous drinking during the first year of college. Participants (N=452; 49% male; mean age 18.5years; 82% Caucasian) completed self-report measures during the first year of college, including retrospective alcohol use calendars, current alcohol use and drinking problems, and personality. Group-based trajectory modeling was used to identify groups with similar adolescent drinking history from retrospective, self-report. Four groups were identified: abstainers/very light users, late/moderate users, early/moderate users, and steep increase/heavy users. The abstainer/very light user group reported the lowest levels of alcohol use and problematic drinking in college; the steep increase/heavy use group reported the highest levels of alcohol use and problematic drinking. As predicted, the role of personality-specifically urgency, or emotion-based rash action-was strongest among moderate use groups. These findings may be helpful in guiding targeted prevention and intervention programs for alcohol use and abuse.
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dc.identifier.citationAdams ZW, Milich R, Lynam DR, Charnigo RJ. Interactive effects of drinking history and impulsivity on college drinking. Addict Behav. 2013;38(12):2860-2867. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.08.009
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/43773
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.isversionof10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.08.009
dc.relation.journalAddictive Behaviors
dc.rightsPublisher Policy
dc.sourcePMC
dc.subjectAlcohol
dc.subjectCollege students
dc.subjectDrinking trajectories
dc.subjectImpulsivity
dc.subjectUrgency
dc.titleInteractive effects of drinking history and impulsivity on college drinking
dc.typeArticle
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