Relations between impulsivity and alcohol consumption among students

Special Issue: “Resiliance and Health” : 26th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Prague, Czech Republic, 21st-25th August 2012The aim of the study was to evaluate the relations between impulsivity and alcohol consumption among students. 130 students from Vytautas Magnus University participated in the study. Impulsivity was assessed with BIS-11 Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. Alcohol consumption was assessed with AUDIT – Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. The results showed that impulsivity is significantly correlated with alcohol consumption among students – higher impulsivity is related to the increase of alcohol consumption. However, this relation is significant only in a women’s sample. The relation between impulsivity and alcohol consumption is higher among older students and among students studying in later years of studiesPsichologijos katedraSocialinio darbo katedraVytauto Didžiojo universiteta