Longitudinal associations between impulsivity and alcohol and cannabis use frequency, quantity, and problems among military veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Impulsivity is an established etiological risk factor for alcohol- and cannabis-related outcomes. However, limited work has focused on longitudinal associations between multiple trait impulsivity facets and indices of alcohol and cannabis use among military veterans-a contextually distinct population that evidence unique impulsive personality traits and substance use patterns.

Method

A structural equation model (SEM) examined longitudinal associations between five UPPS-P impulsivity facets measured at baseline and six indices of alcohol and cannabis use (i.e., frequency, quantity, and problems) measured at 1-year follow-up among 361 returning Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) veterans.

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SUBMITTER: Kearns NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9440156 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature