TY - JOUR
T1 - Context and alcohol consumption behaviors affect inhibitory control
AU - Qureshi, Adam
AU - Monk, Rebecca L
AU - Pennington, Charlotte
AU - Li, Xiaoyun
AU - Leatherbarrow, Thomas
N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Qureshi, AW, Monk, RL, Pennington, CR, Li, X, Leatherbarrow, T. Context and alcohol consumption behaviors affect inhibitory control. J Appl Soc Psychol. 2017; 47: 625– 633, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12465. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Contrasting the traditional focus on alcohol-related visual images, this study examined the impact of both alcohol-related auditory cues and visual stimuli on inhibitory control (IC). Fifty-eight participants completed a Go/No-Go Task, with alcohol-related and neutral visual stimuli presented with or without short or continuous auditory bar cues. Participants performed worse when presented with alcohol-related images and auditory cues. Problematic alcohol consumption and higher effortful control (EC) were associated with better IC performance for alcohol images. It is postulated that those with higher EC may be better able to ignore alcohol-related stimuli, while those with problematic alcohol consumption are unconsciously less attuned to these. This runs contrary to current dogma and highlights the importance of examining both auditory and visual stimuli when investigating IC.
AB - Contrasting the traditional focus on alcohol-related visual images, this study examined the impact of both alcohol-related auditory cues and visual stimuli on inhibitory control (IC). Fifty-eight participants completed a Go/No-Go Task, with alcohol-related and neutral visual stimuli presented with or without short or continuous auditory bar cues. Participants performed worse when presented with alcohol-related images and auditory cues. Problematic alcohol consumption and higher effortful control (EC) were associated with better IC performance for alcohol images. It is postulated that those with higher EC may be better able to ignore alcohol-related stimuli, while those with problematic alcohol consumption are unconsciously less attuned to these. This runs contrary to current dogma and highlights the importance of examining both auditory and visual stimuli when investigating IC.
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jasp.12465
U2 - 10.1111/jasp.12465
DO - 10.1111/jasp.12465
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-9029
VL - 47
SP - 625
EP - 633
JO - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
IS - 11
ER -