Executive cognitive functioning and aggressive behavior in preadolescent boys at high risk for substance abuse/dependence
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Giancola, PR, Martin, CS, Tarter, RE et al. (1996). Executive cognitive functioning and aggressive behavior in preadolescent boys at high risk for substance abuse/dependence
. JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL, 57(4), 352-359. 10.15288/jsa.1996.57.352
Giancola, PR, Martin, CS, Tarter, RE et al. (1996). Executive cognitive functioning and aggressive behavior in preadolescent boys at high risk for substance abuse/dependence
. JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL, 57(4), 352-359. 10.15288/jsa.1996.57.352
Objective: this study had three purposes: (1) to asses the underlying factor structure of a battery of neuropsychological tests putatively measuring executive cognitive functioning (ECF) in a sample of boys at high and low risk for substance abuse/dependence: (2) to assess the relationship between ECF and aggressive behavior; and (3) to determine the interactive effects of ECF and family history (FH) of substance dependence on aggressive behavior. Method: Multiple measures of ECF and aggressive behavior were used to test these relationships in a sample of 291 to 12 year boys with and without a FH of substance dependence. Results: Analyses indicated that the measures of ECF loaded on one factor. ECF was related to aggressive behavior even when accounting for IQ and SES. The interaction between ECF and a FH of substance dependence was also associated with aggressive behavior. Conclusions: The central finding of this investigation indicates that ECF and its interaction with a FH of substance dependence are associated with aggressive behavior. These results suggest that violence prevention and treatment efforts in high risk group should incorporate cognitive habitation focusing on training in ECFs.
