Higher alcohol use is associated with subsequent increased risk seeking toward gains: A longitudinal cohort study in young men.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A higher propensity for impulsive and risky choices has often been reported in individuals with addiction, such as alcohol use disorder (AUD). Although domains of choice impulsivity, for example, temporal discounting, have been identified to predispose the development of hazardous alcohol use, research on altered decision making as a consequence of drinking is scarce. These may be particularly pronounced during periods of progressive brain development, such as young adulthood.

Methods

This 3-year prospective study investigated the effects of alcohol use on changes in four decision-making domains in 18-year-old men (N = 130). We assessed temporal changes in discounting of delayed rewards, risk aversion for gains, risk seeking for losses, and loss aversion. By corre

SUBMITTER: Hentschel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12174501 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature