Impulsivity-related problem drinking decreases greatly for 18- to 25-year-olds
Monday, May 31, 2010 - 15:20
in Health & Medicine
Personality traits associated with impulsivity normally decrease during emerging and young adulthood, and these decreases are associated with reduced substance use. A new study of "trajectories" of impulsivity and their association with problem alcohol use has found that the 18-to-25-years-of-age group exhibited the largest declines in impulsivity as well as the sharpest decreases in alcohol consumption.