Dissociating social reward learning and behavior in alcohol use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is associated with deficits in social cognition and behavior, but why these deficits are acquired is unknown. We hypothesized that a reduced association between actions and outcomes for others, i.e., social reward learning, would explain prevalent social deficiencies in AUD.

Methods

We conducted one laboratory study (n = 234) and one confirmatory online study (n = 258), comparing young adults with AUD to age-, gender-, and education-matched healthy controls on a standardized reward learning task. In the task, participants learned to maximize reward for another person and for oneself. To elucidate the potential relation between reward learning and social behavior in AUD, we administered two measures: a dictator game task and a self-report

SUBMITTER: Jangard S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11762780 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature