Symes, Paula (2013) Investigating the Effects of Adolescent Binge Drinking on the Development of Inhibition. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
This research project investigated the effects of adolescent binge drinking and the possible long term effects this drinking behaviour has on the development on the executive function of inhibition. The literature review provides an overview of the critical stage of development that occurs during adolescence and how the effects of adolescent binge drinking can potentially disrupt this restructuring. As inhibition serves as the control mechanism for self-regulation of behaviour it was also necessary to review the effects on behavioural self-regulation and how the personality traits of sensation seeking and impulsivity influenced behavioural control. The journal article provides the outcomes of the research associated with this project. The research involved four groups dichotomously formed by the adolescent binge history and family history of problematic alcohol consumption. These groups were tested in two constructs of inhibition: automatic response and self-regulation. Significant results were found with individuals who had engaged in binge drinking as adolescents having significantly lower levels of inhibitory control than their non-adolescent binge drinking counterparts. It was also found that this result was consistent regardless of the current age of the individual. The inclusion of the personality traits of sensation seeking and impulsivity produced similar results with lower levels of inhibitory control for those groups who had a history of adolescent binge drinking. However, there was no noted effect of the potential confounds of family history of alcohol problems or current binge drinking status. These results suggest that binge drinking in adolescence has the potential to incur long term impairment on inhibitory control. However, further research is required to fully understand how binge drinking affects the developing adolescent brain.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology, Counselling and Community (1 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2014) |
| Supervisors: | Suzanne Czech |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2025 01:20 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Oct 2025 01:20 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52803 |
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