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- Title: Multidimensional Assessment of Impulsivity in Undergraduate Hazardous Drinkers and Controls * (Report)
- Author : Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
- Release Date : January 01, 2007
- Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 216 KB
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ALCOHOL MISUSE ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES currently constitutes a significant public health problem (Hingson et al., 2005). Epidemiological studies have found alcohol misuse to be associated with increased risk of academic impairment (e.g., Wechsler et al., 1998), physical assault (e.g., Presley et al., 1996), sexual assault (e.g., Abbey et al., 1998), and accidental injury or death (e.g., Hingson et al., 2005). However, in contrast to the clear data on the extent and consequences of college alcohol misuse, considerably less is known about specific traits and processes that contribute to the problem. Understanding the determinants of excessive collegiate drinking could have manifold benefits, such as suggesting appropriate prevention or intervention strategies and clarifying variables associated with persistent drinking problems (e.g., Jennison, 2004; O'Neill et al., 2001). Impulsivity is one personality trait that is a clear candidate. Evidence suggests that impulsivity is generally associated with greater alcohol misuse (for a review, see Sher et al., 1999), and recent prospective research suggests that the causal direction of this relationship is from impulsivity to alcohol consumption (Grano et al., 2004), not the other way around. Moreover, several studies have revealed a positive association between impulsivity and alcohol misuse in college students (e.g., Benjamin and Wulfert, 2005; James and Taylor, 2007; Vuchinich and Simpson, 1998).