Positive urgency partially mediates the relationship between childhood adversity and problems associated with substance use in an undergraduate population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood adversity predicts the development of substance use problems in young adulthood. Building on past work examining the mediating role of impulsivity in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and substance use in alcohol and nicotine users, this study examined the relationship with other substances in a representative undergraduate sample. In addition, the study aimed to determine whether there was convergence in findings between different measures of childhood adversity and impulsivity.

Method

309 undergraduate students completed self-report questionnaires assessing childhood adversity (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire - CTQ; Adverse Childhood Experience Scale - ACE), impulsivity (Short UPPS-P; Barratt Impulsivity Scale - BIS-11) and problems associ

SUBMITTER: Ramakrishnan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6889254 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature