Sensation seeking and alcohol use: A meta-analytic review

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1383-1401

  Hittner, James B ^a   Swickert, Rhonda ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Disinhibition; Drinking; Meta analysis; Sensation seeking; Thrill seeking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSATION SEEKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 33746239235     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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