Journal article
Applying Behavioral Economics to Understand Changes in Alcohol Outcomes During the Transition to Adulthood: Longitudinal Relations and Differences by Sex and Race
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Population drinking trends show clear developmental periodicity, with steep increases in harmful alcohol use from ages 18 to 22 followed by a gradual decline across the 20s, albeit with persistent problematic use in a subgroup of individuals. Cross-sectional studies implicate behavioral economic indicators of alcohol overvaluation (high alcohol demand) and lack of alternative substance-free reinforcers (high proportionate …
Authors
Acuff SF; Belisario K; Dennhardt A; Amlung M; Tucker JA; MacKillop J; Murphy JG
Journal
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 424–436
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Publication Date
June 2024
DOI
10.1037/adb0000943
ISSN
0893-164X