TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Longitudinal associations from neurobehavioral disinhibition to adolescent risky sexual behavior in boys: Direct and mediated effects through moderate alcohol consumption
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Riggs, Nathaniel R.
A1  - Tate, Eleanor B.
A1  - Ridenour, Ty A.
A1  - Reynolds, Maureen D.
A1  - Zhai, Zu W.
A1  - Vanyukov, Michael M.
A1  - Tarter, Ralph E.
SP  - 465
EP  - 470
VL  - 53
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.05.017
ID  - ref1
ER  -