TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Cognitive ability and drinking behavior in a national sample of young adults
JO  - Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
A1  - Windle, M.
A1  - Blane, H. T.
SP  - 43
EP  - 48
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - The role of verbal intelligence (VI) as an antecedent and moderator of alcohol-related problems was investigated for a national sample of young adults. A measure of VI was used to predict alcohol related behavior 5 years later. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that lower VI was associated with lower risk for drinking per se. Lower VI was also associated with higher risk for alcohol-related problems among those who drink. These findings were robust across gender, age, and to a large extent across different areas of alcohol related problems. Cognitive-behavioral functions associated with intelligence, such as social judgement, social inference, and social skills, are proposed as possible moderators of the relationship between intelligence and alcohol-related problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-6008
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -