TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Cognitive performance and mood after a normal night of drinking: a naturalistic alcohol hangover study in a non-student sample
JO  - Addictive behaviors reports
A1  - Devenney, Lydia E.
A1  - Coyle, Kieran B.
A1  - Verster, Joris C.
SP  - e100197
EP  - e100197
VL  - 10
IS  - 
N2  - AIMS: The alcohol hangover is typically investigated in student samples. However, alcohol hangovers are also reported by non-student drinkers, beyond the age and drinking behaviors of a student sample. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a normal night of alcohol consumption on next-day cognitive performance in a non-student sample. <br><br>METHODS: Participants (<i>N</i> = 45) were recruited from a public drinking setting and participated in a naturalistic study comprising of a hangover test day and alcohol-free control day. On each test day, mood and hangover severity were assessed and participants completed a cognitive test battery consisting of a Stroop test, Eriksen's flanker test, spatial working memory test, free recall test, choice reaction time test, and intra-extra dimensional set shifting test. <br><br>RESULTS: On the hangover day, significantly impaired performance was revealed on all tests, except the intra-extra dimensional set shifting test. On the hangover day, significantly lower mood scores were observed for alertness and tranquility. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The current study in a non-student sample confirms previous findings in student samples that cognitive functioning and mood are significantly impaired during alcohol hangover.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2352-8532
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100197
ID  - ref1
ER  -