An experimental analysis of acquired impulse control among adult humans intolerant to alcohol.

ABSTRACT: The ability to control tempting impulses impacts health, education, and general socioeconomic outcomes among people at all ages. Consequently, whether and how impulse control develops in adult populations is a topic of enduring interest. Although past research has shed important light on this question using controlled intervention studies, here we take advantage of a natural experiment in China, where males but not females encounter substantial social pressure to consume alcohol. One-third of our sample, all of whom are Han Chinese, is intolerant to alcohol, whereas the remaining control sample is observationally identical but alcohol tolerant. Consistent with previous literature, we find that intolerant males are significantly more likely to exercise willpower to limit their alcohol consu

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5307457 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature