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ArticleInjury epidemiology2024

High peak drinking levels mediate the relation between impulsive personality and injury risk in emerging adults.

Fakir Md Yunus, Catherine Standage, Chantal Walsh, Peri Lockhart, Kara Thompson, Matthew Keough, Marvin Krank, Allyson Hadwin, Patricia J Conrod, Sherry H Stewart

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Article in Injury epidemiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Fakir Md YunusDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.
Catherine StandageDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.
Chantal WalshInjury Free Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, B3K 0E4, Canada.
Peri LockhartInjury Free Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, B3K 0E4, Canada.
Kara ThompsonDepartment of Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, Canada.
Matthew KeoughDepartment of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada.
Marvin KrankDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada.
Allyson HadwinDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada.
Patricia J ConrodDepartment of Psychiatry and Addictology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada.
Sherry H StewartDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada. sstewart@dal.ca.
Dalhousie University · CASt. Francis Xavier University · CAUniversité de Montréal · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Victoria · CAYork University · CA

Funding

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 895-2019-1021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlcohol-induced injury is one of the leading causes of preventable morbidity and mortality. We investigated the relationship between impulsive personality and physical injury (e.g. falls, sports), and whether peak drinking quantity specifically, and/or risky behaviour more generally, mediates the relationship between impulsivity and injury in undergraduates.

methodWe used data from the winter 2021 UniVenture survey with 1316 first- and second-year undergraduate students aged 18-25 years (79.5% female) from five Canadian Universities. Students completed an online survey regarding their demographics, personality, alcohol use, risky behaviours, and injury experiences. Impulsivity was measured with the substance use risk profile scale, past 30-day peak alcohol use with the quantity-frequency-peak Alcohol Use Index, general risky behaviour with the risky behaviour questionnaire, and past 6-month injury experience with the World Health Organization's (2017) injury measurement questionnaire.

resultsOf 1316 total participants, 12.9% (n = 170) reported having sustained a physical injury in the past 6 months. Mean impulsivity, peak drinking quantity, and risky behaviour scores were significantly higher among those who reported vs. did not report injury. Impulsivity and peak drinking quantity, but not general risky behaviour, predicted injury in a multi-level generalized mixed model. Mediation analyses supported impulsivity as both a direct predictor of physical injury and an indirect predictor through increased peak drinking (both p < .05), but not through general risky behaviour.

conclusionResults imply emerging adults with impulsive tendencies should be identified for selective injury prevention programs and suggest targeting their heavy drinking to decrease their risk for physical injury.

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AlcoholEmerging adultsPersonality traitsPhysical injurySubstance misuse

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PMID38350989
PMCPMC10863178
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