Emotion regulation in young adults with family history of harmful alcohol use: A fMRI study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use disorder is associated with difficulties in emotion regulation and cognitive reappraisal. Family history of harmful alcohol use increases risk of substance use disorders, but no studies have examined whether family history is associated with altered neural activation during cognitive reappraisal relative to passive viewing of negative images in a sample of young adults without current substance use disorders.

Methods

Participants (N = 75 with positive [n = 31] or negative [n = 44] family histories of harmful alcohol use) completed the emotion regulation task during an MRI scan, and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire to assess use of emotion regulation and suppression strategies. Whole-brain analyses and amygdala region of interest analyses using line

SUBMITTER: Kirk-Provencher KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9875721 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature