High peak drinking levels mediate the relation between impulsive personality and injury risk in emerging adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol-induced injury is one of the leading causes of preventable morbidity and mortality. We investigated the relationship between impulsive personality and physical injury (e.g. falls, sports), and whether peak drinking quantity specifically, and/or risky behaviour more generally, mediates the relationship between impulsivity and injury in undergraduates.

Method

We used data from the winter 2021 UniVenture survey with 1316 first- and second-year undergraduate students aged 18-25 years (79.5% female) from five Canadian Universities. Students completed an online survey regarding their demographics, personality, alcohol use, risky behaviours, and injury experiences. Impulsivity was measured with the substance use risk profile scale, past 30-day peak alcohol use wi

SUBMITTER: Yunus FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863178 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature