Impulsivity and Alcohol Involvement: Multiple, Distinct Constructs and Processes

Current Addiction Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-40

  Littlefield, Andrew K ^a   Stevens, Angela K ^a   Sher, Kenneth J ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol involvement; Alcohol use disorders; Behavioral undercontrol; Impulsivity; Personality; UPPS P; Urgency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911930942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21962952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40429-013-0004-5     Document Type: Review

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