TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Impulsivity and alcohol-drinking behavior: evidence from Japan
JO  - Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
A1  - Fukuda, Sayaka
A1  - Katauke, Takuya
A1  - Hattori, Saki
A1  - Tanaka, Soma
A1  - Kurushima, Yu
A1  - Arakawa, Yoichi
A1  - Ikeda, Nao
A1  - Kinoshita, Haruka
A1  - Urayama, Mikito
A1  - Shimizu, Ryota
A1  - Anan, Tomohide
A1  - Ifuku, Shinya
A1  - Shiwaku, Yuta
A1  - Khan, Mostafa Saidur Rahim
A1  - Kadoya, Yoshihiko
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VL  - 13
IS  - 5
N2  - Despite the attempt by the Japanese government to reduce alcohol consumption, reduction of alcohol consumption requires improvement. We explore this issue from the impulsivity perspective and investigate whether a causal relationship exists between impulsivity and drinking behavior. We used data from the Preference Parameter Study of Osaka University to capture respondents' drinking status. Our probit regression showed that procrastination, a proxy measure of impulsivity, was significantly associated with drinking behavior, while hyperbolic discounting, a direct measure of impulsivity, was insignificant. Our findings suggest that impulsive people will discount their health in the future; thus, the government should consider impulsivity in policymaking. For example, awareness programs should focus more on future healthcare costs from alcohol-related problems so that impulsive drinkers can understand how much they may need to spend in the future compared to current satisfaction with alcohol drinking.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2076-328X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13050391
ID  - ref1
ER  -