Intersection between alcohol use and emotion regulation in adolescents undergoing a stressful life event

One of the most serious stressors that can befall youth in the United States (U.S.) is arrest in the juvenile justice system. In fact, U.S. juvenile justice system involvement is linked to higher levels of alcohol use during adolescence, and sustained trajectories of alcohol-related health impact into adulthood. One reason may be due to disruption of the emotion regulation systems during this neurodevelopmental period. We therefore examined correlates of emotion regulation and alcohol use during this neuro-developmental stage, and within sample of youth experiencing an inherently stressful period (juvenile justice involvement).

Source: Alcohol - May 1, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: S.W. Feldstein Ewing, K.A. Hudson, A.D. Bryan, B.J. Nagel, D. Fair, J.D. Caouette Source Type: research