Premeditation moderates the relation between sensation seeking and risky substance use among young adults.

ABSTRACT: Young adulthood is a peak period for externalizing behaviors such as substance abuse and antisocial conduct. Evidence from developmental neuroscience suggests that externalizing conduct within this time period may be associated with a "developmental asymmetry" characterized by an early peak in sensation seeking combined with a relatively immature impulse control system. Trait measures of impulsivity-sensation seeking and premeditation-are psychological manifestations of these respective systems, and multiple prior studies suggest that high sensation seeking and low premeditation independently confer risk for distinct forms of externalizing behaviors. The goal of the present study was to test this developmental asymmetry hypothesis, examining whether trait premeditation moderates the effect

SUBMITTER: McCabe CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10064834 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature