Inhibitory control and cue salience in alcohol abuse

酒精滥用的抑制控制和线索显着性

• 批准号: G0601070/1
• 负责人: Matt Field
• 金额: $ 36.07万
• 依托单位: University of Liverpool
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2007 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=G0601070%2F1
• 关键词: Inhibitory; control; cue; salience; alcohol

We are investigating the causes and consequences of alcohol use, particularly binge drinking, in young people. This research will tell us why people behave the way that they do when they are drunk, and it will also tell us about the factors that put young people (aged 12-13) at risk for heavy drinking, and the long-term consequences of heavy drinking in these people. We know that chronic heavy drinking in adults is associated with many psychological changes, including increased ‘impulsivity’ and an increase in the attractiveness of alcohol-related pictures. Similarly, laboratory research demonstrates that people behave more impulsively, and alcohol-related pictures seem more attractive, after they have consumed moderate doses of alcohol. In this research, we will investigate two related issues. Firstly, we will conduct a large longitudinal study with schoolchildren, which will assess how impulsivity and the attractiveness of alcohol pictures change in relation to alcohol consumption over a period of two years. Secondly, in a series of laboratory experiments involving university students, we will investigate the psychological mechanisms through which alcohol intoxication can increase impulsivity and make alcohol-related pictures seem more attractive.

我们正在调查年轻人饮酒，特别是酗酒的原因和后果。这项研究将告诉我们为什么人们喝醉时会有这样的行为，它还将告诉我们使年轻人（12-13岁）处于酗酒风险中的因素，以及这些人酗酒的长期后果。我们知道，成年人长期大量饮酒与许多心理变化有关，包括“冲动性”增加和与酒精有关的图片的吸引力增加。同样，实验室研究表明，人们在摄入适量酒精后，行为更冲动，与酒精相关的图片似乎更有吸引力。在这项研究中，我们将探讨两个相关的问题。首先，我们将对学龄儿童进行一项大型纵向研究，评估冲动性和酒精图片的吸引力如何在两年的时间内与酒精消费有关。其次，在一系列涉及大学生的实验室实验中，我们将研究酒精中毒可以增加冲动性并使与酒精相关的图片看起来更有吸引力的心理机制。