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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