Alcohol Misuse among English Youth, Are Harms Attributable to Alcohol or to Underlying Disinhibitory Characteristics?

Paul McArdle Simon CoultonEileen KanerEilish GilvarryColin Drummond

Published in: Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) (2021)

Among young drinkers underlying behavioural attributes predict harm independently of alcohol use. This suggests that the harms associated with alcohol use are attributable more to underlying disinhibitory characteristics than the quantity of alcohol consumed.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
mental health
chronic pain
young adults
middle aged