Open AccessLimited Evidence of Associations Between Executive Functioning and Alcohol Involvement In UK Adolescents
Author(s) -
Sam Burton,
JoAnne Puddephatt,
Laura Baines,
Florence Sheen,
Jasmine G. Warren,
Andrew Jones
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agab020
Subject(s) - working memory , inhibitory control , alcohol , psychology , executive functions , young adult , confidence interval , developmental psychology , cognition , medicine , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry
Deficits in motor inhibitory control and working memory have been hypothesized to be both a cause and consequence of heavy alcohol use. Adolescence is a critical developmental stage for inhibitory control and working memory, and it is also a stage when individuals are most likely to initiate alcohol use. This study aimed to examine whether inhibitory control and working memory would predict alcohol use and involvement in a group of UK adolescents.
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