Better verbal development during childhood linked to later drinking and intoxication
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 13:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Previous research has found contradictory linkages among cognition, verbal skills, and later alcohol use. A new study has found that better verbal development during childhood predicts more frequent drinking and intoxication during adolescence and young adulthood. Study authors speculate this verbal/alcohol association may be partially due to peer associations.