@article{ref1,
title="Longitudinal associations from neurobehavioral disinhibition to adolescent risky sexual behavior in boys: Direct and mediated effects through moderate alcohol consumption",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2013",
author="Riggs, Nathaniel R. and Tate, Eleanor B. and Ridenour, Ty A. and Reynolds, Maureen D. and Zhai, Zu W. and Vanyukov, Michael M. and Tarter, Ralph E.",
volume="53",
number="4",
pages="465-470",
abstract="PURPOSE: This longitudinal study tested the hypothesis that neurobehavioral disinhibition (ND) in childhood, mediated by alcohol use, portends risky sexual behavior (number of sexual partners) in midadolescence. METHODS: Participants were 410 adolescent boys. Neurobehavioral disinhibition was assessed at 11.3 years of age. Frequency and quantity of alcohol use on a typical drinking occasion were assessed at 13.4 years of age at first follow-up, and sexual behavior at 16.0 years at second follow-up. RESULTS: Quantity of alcohol consumed on a typical drinking occasion, but not frequency of alcohol use, mediated the relation between ND and number of sexual partners. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that number of sexual partners in midadolescence is predicted by individual differences in boys' psychological self-regulation during childhood and moderate alcohol consumption in early adolescence, and that ND may be a potential target for multi-outcome public health interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.05.017",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.05.017"
}