Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Date of Award
January 2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Emily R. Grekin
Abstract
The relationship between alcohol use and risk-taking is well-documented in the psychological literature. Although this area has attracted an enormous amount of research and interest, the mechanisms that underlie this relationship are not well understood. A model whereby executive functioning (disinhibition, specifically) mediated the relationship between alcohol use and risk-taking/impulsivity was proposed and tested. Although alcohol use and self-reported impulsivity were related on a number of different measures, alcohol use was largely not related to disinhibition, nor was disinhibition related to impulsivity/risk-taking. Therefore, full-fledged tests of mediation could not be performed. Study limitations and directions for future research were also discussed.
Recommended Citation
Klassen, Brian J., "Does Disinhibition Mediate Alcohol Use And Risk Taking?" (2010). Wayne State University Theses. 21.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/21