@article{ref1,
title="Deconstructing impulsivity to better understand adolescent risk-taking",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2014",
author="Stautz, K. and Cooper, A.",
volume="60",
number="Suppl",
pages="S4-S4",
abstract="Adolescence is a developmental period when impulsivity and sensation seeking are heightened and when risk-taking behaviour is at a peak. Impulsivity is currently understood to be a multifaceted construct involving a number of discrete traits, yet it is unclear which of these traits are most pertinent to adolescent risk-taking. In this presentation I will outline research investigating relationships between various impulsivity-related traits and aspects of substance use in adolescence. <br><br>RESULTS of a meta-analysis of studies looking at impulsivity and adolescent alcohol use will be presented, followed by empirical data exploring relationships between impulsivity-related traits and the problematic use of alcohol and cannabis in a sample of 270 adolescent students (mean age = 16.8). Particular attention will be given to explaining how this data fits with a wider theory of adolescent risk-taking, and how aspects of reward processing and behavioural control might interact to produce elevated risk for negative outcomes.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.152",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.152"
}