@article{ref1,
title="Brief report: The interaction of impulsivity with risk-taking is associated with early alcohol use initiation",
journal="Journal of Adolescence",
year="2014",
author="Hamilton, Kristen R. and Felton, Julia W. and Risco, Cristina M. and Lejuez, C. W. and Macpherson, Laura",
volume="37",
number="8",
pages="1253-1256",
abstract="Early alcohol use initiation is a well-established risk factor for the subsequent development of alcohol abuse and dependence. Separate lines of research indicate that impulsivity and risk-taking each are associated with early alcohol use. In this research, the association of the interaction of risk-taking and impulsivity with early alcohol initiation was examined. <br><br>RESULTS suggest the interaction between impulsivity and risk-taking was related to early alcohol initiation. Among children with lower levels of risk-taking, level of impulsivity was associated with beginning to drink. By contrast, among children with higher levels of risk-taking, level of impulsivity was not associated with the likelihood of initiating alcohol use. These findings suggest that early adolescence is a critical developmental period in which implementing an intervention to reduce impulsivity and risk-taking may be particularly effective to prevent the early initiation of alcohol use.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-1971",
doi="10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.08.013",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.08.013"
}