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Prediction of alcohol drinking in adolescents: Personality-traits, behavior, brain responses, and genetic variations in the context of reward sensitivity.
Biological psychology - 1 Jul 2016
Heinrich Angela, Müller Kathrin U, Banaschewski Tobias, Barker Gareth J, Bokde Arun L W, Bromberg Uli, Büchel Christian, Conrod Patricia, Fauth-Bühler Mira, Papadopoulos Dimitri, Gallinat Jürgen, Garavan Hugh, Gowland Penny, Heinz Andreas, Ittermann Bernd, Mann Karl, Martinot Jean-Luc, Paus Tomáš, Pausova Zdenka, Smolka Michael, Ströhle Andreas, Rietschel Marcella, Flor Herta, Schumann Gunter, Nees Frauke
Abstract excerpt
Adolescence is a time that can set the course of alcohol abuse later in life. Sensitivity to reward on multiple levels is a major factor in this development. We examined 736 adolescents from the IMAGEN longitudinal study for alcohol drinking during early (mean age=14.37) and again later (mean age=16.45) adolescence. Conducting structural equation modeling we evaluated the contribution of reward-related...
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