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Does binge drinking in teenagers affect their everyday prospective memory?
T Heffernan1, R Clark, J Bartholomew
1Division of Psychology, Northumbria University, Northumberland Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK. tom.heffernan@northumbria.ac.uk
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
|January 15, 2010
Summary
Teenage binge drinking impairs everyday prospective memory (PM). Binge drinkers showed deficits in recalling location-action combinations, suggesting a negative impact on daily functioning.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- Prospective memory (PM) is crucial for daily functioning.
- Binge drinking is prevalent among teenagers.
- The impact of teenage binge drinking on PM is not well understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effect of teenage binge drinking on everyday prospective memory (PM).
Main Methods:
- An existing-groups design compared 21 teenage binge drinkers with 29 non-bingers.
- Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) and Prospective Remembering Video Procedure (PRVP) assessed PM.
- Covariates included age, anxiety, depression, and alcohol consumption patterns.
Main Results:
- No significant differences in self-reported PM lapses (PRMQ) between groups.
- Binge drinkers recalled significantly fewer location-action combinations on the PRVP compared to non-bingers.
- These findings suggest an objective deficit in PM for binge drinkers.
Conclusions:
- Teenage binge drinking is associated with impairments in everyday prospective memory.
- Objective measures reveal deficits not captured by self-report.
- Interventions targeting teenage alcohol consumption may benefit cognitive functions like PM.
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