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Impulsivity and adolescent substance use: Rashly dismissed as “all-bad”?

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Title
Impulsivity and adolescent substance use: Rashly dismissed as “all-bad”?
Published in
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, June 2008
DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.06.003
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Authors

Matthew J. Gullo, Sharon Dawe

Abstract

The initial use of illicit drugs and alcohol typically occurs during adolescence. Individual differences in impulsivity and related constructs are consistently identified as key factors in the initiation and later problematic use of substances. Consequently, impulsivity is generally regarded as a negative trait; one that conveys only risk. However, what is often overlooked in addiction science is the positive role facets of trait impulsivity can play in everyday life and adaptive functioning. The following review aims to summarize recent advances in the psychobiology of impulsivity, including current perspectives on how it can convey risk for substance misuse. The review will also consider the importance of adolescence as a phase of life characterized by substantial neurodevelopment and natural increases in impulsivity. Uniquely, the review aims to reframe thinking on adolescent impulsivity to include the positive with the negative, and discuss how such thinking can benefit efforts for early intervention and future research.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 2%
United Kingdom 2 1%
Australia 2 1%
India 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Argentina 1 <1%
Mexico 1 <1%
Japan 1 <1%
Poland 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 187 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 48 24%
Student > Bachelor 25 13%
Researcher 24 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 18 9%
Student > Postgraduate 17 9%
Other 45 23%
Unknown 23 12%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 107 54%
Medicine and Dentistry 13 7%
Neuroscience 9 5%
Social Sciences 8 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 3%
Other 19 10%
Unknown 38 19%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

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#8,535,472
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#2,703
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#33,921
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#12
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