Delay discounting of rewards and losses, alcohol use, and the influence of socioeconomic factors: A cross-sectional online study in frequent drinkers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delay discounting describes the devaluation of future outcomes over time and is a popular behavioral construct in addiction research. Prior studies show modest yet consistent associations between problematic alcohol use and delayed reward discounting (DRD). However, the potential confounding influence of socioeconomic status (SES, e.g., income and education) is rarely addressed. In this study, we aimed to investigate the robustness of DRD as a predictor of alcohol use after controlling for socioeconomic and demographic variables. Additionally, we aimed to test the association between delayed loss discounting (DLD) and alcohol use in a sufficiently large sample.

Methods

We collected data from 341 moderate-to-heavy-drinking participants (27.92 ± 21.12 g alcohol/day,

SUBMITTER: Pinger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11629459 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature