Is binge drinking in young adults associated with an alcohol-specific impairment of response inhibition?
Background/Aims: Little is known about the association of binge drinking with impulsivity related to trait- or state-like aspects of behavior. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate whether binge drinkers show an impairment of inhibitory control in comparison to non-binge drinkers...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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January 2015
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European addiction research
Year: 2015, Jahrgang: 21, Heft: 2, Pages: 105-113 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9891 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000367939 |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000367939
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| Verfasserangaben: | Marta Czapla, Joe J. Simon, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Sabine C. Herpertz, Peter Zimmermann, Sabine Loeber |
| Zusammenfassung: | Background/Aims: Little is known about the association of binge drinking with impulsivity related to trait- or state-like aspects of behavior. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate whether binge drinkers show an impairment of inhibitory control in comparison to non-binge drinkers when confronted with alcohol-associated or control stimuli, and whether this is reflected in self-reported impulsivity. Methods: A go/no-go task with pictures of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages as well as control stimuli was administered to binge drinkers and a gender-matched group of non-binge drinkers. All participants also completed the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11). Results: We found an alcohol-specific impairment of response inhibition for binge drinkers only, while the groups did not differ with regard to overall response inhibition to the experimental stimuli or self-reported impulsiveness (BIS-11). In addition, the number of commission errors in response to alcohol-associated stimuli was the only significant predictor of binge drinking. Conclusion: The findings of the present study suggest that when young adults have established binge drinking as a common drinking pattern, impairment of inhibition in response to alcoholic stimuli is the only significant predictor of binge drinking, but not general impulsive behavior. |
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| ISSN: | 1421-9891 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000367939 |