TY - JOUR PY - 1991// TI - Sensation seeking explains the relation between behavioral disinhibition and alcohol consumption JO - Addictive behaviors A1 - Earleywine, M. A1 - Finn, Peter R. SP - 123 EP - 128 VL - 16 IS - 3-4 N2 - Research using latent variable analysis revealed a strong relation between behavioral disinhibition, as measured by the MacAndrew and Socialization scales, and drinking habits (Earleywine, Finn, & Martin, 1990). Theoretical reasons for this link remain unclear. Each of these constructs could relate to a third variable that could account for the covariation between them. Sensation seeking seemed a likely third variable, given its previously established connection to alcohol consumption. Models of the potential links between these constructs were tested on self-report data provided by college men. LISREL modeling revealed that the relation between behavioral disinhibition and drinking could be accounted for by the relation of each to sensation seeking. The findings are discussed as further support for the connection between specific individual differences and alcohol consumption.

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