An intervention to decrease heavy episodic drinking in college students: The effect of executive function training

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 280-284

  Black, Nicola ^a   Mullan, Barbara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

alcohol; binge drinking; executive function; heavy episodic drinking; planning; self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BINGE DRINKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; BINGE DRINKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929250293     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2014.990969     Document Type: Article

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