Addressing methodological issues in a study of impulsivity and vulnerability for transition to alcohol use disorder

A Poulton; O Eastwood; LR Bruns; RO Sinnott; R Hester

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Addressing methodological issues in a study of impulsivity and vulnerability for transition to alcohol use disorder

A Poulton, O Eastwood, LR Bruns, RO Sinnott, R Hester

Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1111/acer.14755

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Abstract

Background: Heightened behavioral impulsivity has been advocated as a preexisting risk factor for the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Nonetheless, studies investigating impulsivity in adolescent/young adult at-risk drinkers—who are at increased risk of developing AUD—report mixed findings. This may be due to methodological limitations related to definitions of at-risk drinking, the retrospective assessment of alcohol intake, and/or the relatively modest sample size of some studies. Methods: Healthy individuals (N = 814, Mage = 22.50) completed online surveys and a measure of choice impulsivity. Of these, a number of participants also undertook an online measure of response inhibit..

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This research was supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council grant (1050766) and an Australian Research Council fellowship (FT110100088). The funding bodies had no role in designing the study; collecting, analyzing, or interpreting data; writing the report; or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.