Abstract
Evidence suggests that alcohol is neurotoxic to adolescent neurodevelopment, while other research has found that poor inhibitory control (IC) is predictive of future alcohol involvement. This study aimed to assess the relationship between adolescent alcohol consumption and (IC). Adolescent alcohol consumption was measured using the Life Time Drinking Questionnaire (cumulative exposure, binge drinking and age of onset) and the stop-signal task was used to measure IC. Cumulative exposure and binge drinking did not predict IC; however, age of onset did. These findings suggest that IC deficits serve as a risk factor for the initiation of alcohol consumption behaviour. Further implications are discussed.
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