Cognitive biases and alcohol use in adolescence and young adulthood: The moderating role of gender,attentional control and inhibitory control |
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Authors: | Lore Willem Michael W. Vasey Tom Beckers Laurence Claes Patricia Bijttebier |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;2. Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, 1835 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA |
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Abstract: | The present study investigated the cross-sectional associations between cognitive biases (i.e., attentional bias and approach bias) and alcohol use and investigated the moderating role of gender, attentional control and inhibitory control. The sample consisted of 94 adolescents and young adults (52.1% boys) between 15.3 and 20.8 years old (Mage = 18.0, SD = 1.1) who reported drinking alcohol in the past three months. A stronger approach bias was related to higher alcohol use, albeit only among boys. Furthermore, the association between attentional bias and alcohol use was moderated by attentional control; the lowest alcohol use was found in adolescents with low attentional bias and high attentional control, suggesting protective effects of both variables. The present study replicates and extends the results of studies on cognitive biases and addiction in adolescence and young adulthood. |
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Keywords: | Attentional bias Approach bias Attentional control Inhibitory control Alcohol use |
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