Is binge drinking in young adults associated with an alcohol-specific impairment of response inhibition?
Faculty/Professorship: | Music Pedagogy and Music Didactics ; Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy |
Author(s): | Zimmermann, Peter ; Steins-Löber, Sabine ![]() |
Publisher Information: | Bamberg : Otto-Friedrich-Universität |
Year of publication: | 2023 |
Pages: | 105-113 |
Source/Other editions: | European addiction research : the interdisciplinary journal for research, treatment, prevention and health policy, 21 (2015), 2, S. 105-113. - ISSN: 1421-9891 |
is version of: | 10.1159/000367939 |
Year of first publication: | 2015 |
Language(s): | English |
Licence: | German Act on Copyright |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:473-irb-587235 |
Abstract: | 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. |
GND Keywords: | Erwachsener <18-30 Jahre>; Alkoholrausch; Impulsivität |
Keywords: | Addiction, Binge drinking, Impulsivity, Inhibitory control |
DDC Classification: | 150 Psychology |
RVK Classification: | CW 6940 |
Type: | Article |
URI: | https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/58723 |
Release Date: | 30. March 2023 |
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