Negative urgency, PTSD symptoms, and alcohol risk in college students

Hallihan, Hagar; Bing-Canar, Hanaan; Paltell, Katherine C.; Berenz, Erin C.

doi:10.1016/j.abrep.2023.100480

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“…Our analysis showed significant bidirectional effects between alcohol sipping and negative urgency, sensation seeking, and reward responsiveness from Year 2 to Year 4. Previous studies found that individuals with higher negative urgency scores were more likely to cope with negative affects by engaging in using alcohol (Hallihan et al, 2023). Negative urgency scores were associated with increased odds of alcohol sipping at the same timewave and 2 years later (Watts et al, 2023).…”

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Alcohol sipping patterns, personality, and psychopathology in Children: Moderating effects of dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) activation

Ferariu,

Chang,

Taylor

et al. 2024

Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research

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BackgroundAlcohol, the most consumed drug in the United States, is associated with various psychological disorders and abnormal personality traits. Despite extensive research on adolescent alcohol consumption, the impact of early alcohol sipping patterns on changes in personality and mental health over time remains unclear. There is also limited information on the latent trajectory of early alcohol sipping, beginning as young as 9–10 years old. The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) is crucial for cognitive control and response inhibition. However, the role of the dACC remains unclear in the relationship between early alcohol sipping and mental health outcomes and personality traits over time.MethodsUtilizing the large data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study (N = 11,686, 52% males, 52% white, mean [SD] age 119 [7.5] months, 9807 unique families, 22 sites), we aim to comprehensively examine the longitudinal impact of early alcohol sipping patterns on psychopathological measures and personality traits in adolescents, filling crucial gaps in the literature.ResultsWe identified three latent alcohol sipping groups, each demonstrating distinct personality traits and depression score trajectories. Bilateral dACC activation during the stop‐signal task moderated the effect of early alcohol sipping on personality and depression over time. Additionally, bidirectional effects were observed between alcohol sipping and personality traits.ConclusionsThis study provides insights into the impact of early alcohol consumption on adolescent development. The key finding of our analysis is that poor response inhibition at baseline, along with increased alcohol sipping behaviors may accelerate the changes in personality traits and depression scores over time as individuals transition from childhood into adolescence.

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Section: Bidirectional Associations Between Alcohol Sipping and Perso...mentioning

confidence: 73%

Alcohol sipping patterns, personality, and psychopathology in Children: Moderating effects of dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) activation

Ferariu,

Chang,

Taylor

et al. 2024

Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research

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“…Our analysis showed significant bidirectional effects between alcohol sipping and negative urgency, sensation seeking and reward responsiveness from year 2 to year 4. Previous studies found that individuals with higher negative urgency scores were more likely to cope with negative affects by engaging in using alcohol (Hallihan et al, 2023). Negative urgency scores were associated with impaired control as well as coma-induced drinking behavior and other risky behaviors (McCarthy et al, 2017).…”

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Alcohol Sipping Patterns, Personality, and Psychopathology in Children: Moderating Effects of Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex (dACC)

Ferariu,

Taylor,

Chang

et al. 2024

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Alcohol, the most consumed drug in the United States, is associated with various psychological disorders and abnormal personality traits. Despite extensive research on adolescent alcohol consumption, the impact of early alcohol sipping patterns on changes in personality and mental health over time remains unclear. There is also limited information on the latent trajectory of early alcohol sipping, beginning as young as 9-10 years old. The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) is crucial for cognitive control and response inhibition. However, the role of dACC remains unclear in the relationship between early alcohol sipping and mental health outcomes and personality traits over time. Utilizing the large data from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development study, we aim to comprehensively examine the longitudinal impact of early alcohol sipping patterns on psychopathological measures and personality traits in adolescents, filling crucial gaps in the literature. We identified three latent alcohol-sipping groups, which demonstrate distinct personality traits and depression score trajectories. Bilateral dACC activation during the stop-signal task moderated the effect of early alcohol sipping on personality and depression over time. Additionally, bidirectional effects were observed between alcohol sipping and personality traits. This study provides insights into the impact of early alcohol consumption on adolescent development.

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“…However, little is known about the impact of BD on physiological stress-related responses despite the relevance of this factor on alcohol abuse ( 21 , 22 ). Some studies have pointed that young people and adolescents may be motivated to drink alcohol by their desire for new experiences and feelings, but, in general, they frequently drink alcohol to cope with the stress or unpleasant feelings they may have throughout their first year of college (due to the perception of responsibility, greater freedom, study, work, or the creation of new social networks) ( 23 , 24 ). In comparison to the general population, university students often exhibit higher levels of anxiety and worst mental health ( 25 , 26 ), and the primary source of this distress appears to be anxiety about academic success ( 27 ).…”

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Sex-related differences in young binge drinkers on the neurophysiological response to stress in virtual reality

Moreno-Fernández,

Bernabéu-Brotons,

Carbonell-Colomer

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundStress is one of the main environmental factors involved in the onset of different psychopathologies. In youth, stressful life events can trigger inappropriate and health-damaging behaviors, such as binge drinking. This behavior, in turn, can lead to long-lasting changes in the neurophysiological response to stress and the development of psychological disorders late in life, e.g., alcohol use disorder. Our aim was to analyze the pattern of neurophysiological responses triggered with the exposition to a stressful virtual environment in young binge drinkers.MethodsAUDIT-3 (third question from the full AUDIT) was used to detect binge drinking (BD) in our young sample (age 18–25 years). According to the score, participants were divided into control (CO) and BD group. Next, a standardized virtual reality (VR) scenario (Richie’s Plank) was used for triggering the stress response while measuring the following neurophysiological variables: brain electrical activity by electroencephalogram (EEG) and cortisol levels through saliva samples both measurements registered before and after the stressful situation. Besides, heart rate (HR) with a pulsometer and electrodermal response (EDA) through electrodes placed on fingers were analyzed before, during and after the VR task.ResultsRegarding the behavior assessed during the VR task, BD group spent significantly less amount of time walking forward the table and a tendency toward more time walking backwards. There was no statistically significant difference between the BD and the CO group regarding time looking down, but when we controlled the variable sex, the BD women group displayed higher amount of time looking down than the rest of the groups. Neurophysiological measurements revealed that there was not any statistically significant difference between groups in any of the EEG registered measures, EDA response and cortisol levels. Sex-related differences were found in HR response to VR scenario, in which BD women displayed the highest peak of response to the stressor. Also, the change in heartbeat was higher in BD women than men.ConclusionUnveiling the neurophysiological alterations associated with BD can help us to prevent and detect early onset of alcohol use disorder. Also, from our data we conclude that participants’ sex can modulate some stress responses, especially when unhealthy behaviors such as BD are present. Nevertheless, the moment of registration of the neurophysiological variables respect to the stressor seems to be a crucial variable.

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Negative urgency, PTSD symptoms, and alcohol risk in college students

Cited by 5 publications

References 58 publications

Alcohol sipping patterns, personality, and psychopathology in Children: Moderating effects of dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) activation

Alcohol sipping patterns, personality, and psychopathology in Children: Moderating effects of dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) activation

Alcohol Sipping Patterns, Personality, and Psychopathology in Children: Moderating Effects of Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex (dACC)

Sex-related differences in young binge drinkers on the neurophysiological response to stress in virtual reality

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