RT journal article
T1 Impulsivity, Emotional Intelligence, and Alcohol Consumption in Young People: A Mediation Analysis
A1 Merchán Clavellino, Ana
A1 Salguero Alcañiz, María Pilar
A1 Guil Bozal, Rocío
A1 Alameda-Bailén, José Ramón
A2 Psicología
K1 alcohol
K1 impulsivity
K1 emotional intelligence
K1 sensation seeking
AB Alcohol consumption in young people is a public health problem. Due to the harmful consequences and the large population using alcoholic substances, it would be important to determine the biological, psychological, and social factors associated with alcohol use and abuse. The main object of this study is to explore which components of impulsivity, according to the main theoretical models, have predictive power regarding alcohol consumption in young people. A secondary objective is to determine if emotional intelligence has a mediating role between the components of impulsivity and alcohol consumption, and thus specifically contribute to the knowledge about the mediation processes between those variables that are involved in the initiation and maintenance of alcohol consumption. For this purpose, 384 participants were recruited (83.1% females, n = 319), with mean age of 20.46 years (SD = 1.90; range 18-25). All participants were alcohol consumers at the beginning of the study. Data collection was conducted via online survey; impulsivity was evaluated by several questionnaires (Sensation Seeking Scale Form V, Barratt Impulsivity Scales 11, and Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward), and emotional intelligence was evaluated by the Trait Meta-Mood Scale. The results reveal that the dimension of disinhibition (a dimension of the sensation search scale) significantly has the highest predictive value on alcohol consumption. Moreover, our data show that the total effect and direct effect of disinhibition on frequency of alcohol consumption were both significant. The mediating role of emotional intelligence in this process was also significant. These findings show which variables should be considered to prevent alcohol consumption in young people
PB MDPI
SN 2304-8158
YR 2020
FD 2020-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/22520
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/22520
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026