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José R Chimelis-Santiago¹, Lindy K Howe², Peter R Finn¹

¹Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

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Summary

High impulsivity in young adults amplifies the effect of social incentives on excessive alcohol consumption. Understanding these drinking behaviors is key for targeted interventions.

Keywords:

Impulsivity alcohol daily diary incentives

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Background:

Impulsivity is linked to excessive alcohol use and negative consequences.
Previous research has not utilized in-vivo daily diary methods to explore impulsivity's effect on alcohol consumption.
Context-specific mechanisms, like incentives, may moderate this relationship.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how impulsivity influences excessive alcohol consumption in young adults.
To examine the moderating role of alcohol and social/party incentives on the impulsivity-drinking relationship using a daily diary approach.

Main Methods:

Recruited 102 young adults (61.8% female) for a two-week daily diary study.
Assessed trait impulsivity at baseline via questionnaires.
Collected daily data on total drinks consumed and influencing incentives (alcohol and social/party).

Main Results:

Both social/party and alcohol incentives significantly increased total drinks consumed.
Highly impulsive individuals consumed more alcohol on days with higher social/party incentives.
A significant interaction was found between impulsivity and social/party incentives.

Conclusions:

Highly impulsive individuals show increased responsiveness to social/party incentives during drinking events.
Social rewards may act as precursors to heavy drinking, particularly in impulsive individuals.
Further research on social incentives is recommended for understanding heavy drinking patterns.