Work

Personality and Early Adolescent Alcohol Use: Assessing the Four Factor Model of Vulnerability

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Impulsivity is characterised by a tendency to make rapid responses to stimuli without considering the consequences to the self, others or the environment [11].There is an extensive body of research linking impulsivity with increased quantity and frequency of alcohol use in young adulthood [12,13].Specifically, Krueger and colleagues found impulsivity, measured as low constraint at 18 years of age, predicted alcohol abuse in both males and females by 21 years of age [14].Another study found adolescent impulsivity, as rated by parents, predicted increased alcohol consumption at both 20 and 25 years [15].Though there are a limited number of studies focusing on personality and alcohol use in very early adolescence, there is preliminary evidence that impulsivity is also concurrently and longitudinally predictive of alcohol use within this critical period [16,17].Sensation seeking, which is the tendency to crave highly Whilst previous literature has established a number of risk factors for alcohol misuse including genetics, family environment and peer group, understanding the relationship been personality and early alcohol use is particularly important as these factors are amenable targets for prevention programs [5][6][7].Whilst personality traits have

Source: Journal of Addiction & Prevention

DOI: 10.13188/2330-2178.1000029