Cognitive performance and mood after a normal night of drinking: A naturalistic alcohol hangover study in a non-student sample

Lydia Devenney; Kieran Coyle; Joris C. Verster

doi:10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100197

Cognitive performance and mood after a normal night of drinking: A naturalistic alcohol hangover study in a non-student sample

Lydia Devenney
, Kieran Coyle
, Joris C. Verster

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Abstract

Aims
The alcohol hangover is typically investigated in student samples. However, alcohol hangovers are also reported by non-student drinkers, beyond the age and drinking behaviors of a student sample. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a normal night of alcohol consumption on next-day cognitive performance in a non-student sample.
Methods
Participants (N = 45) were recruited from a public drinking setting and participated in a naturalistic study comprising of a hangover test day and alcohol-free control day. On each test day, mood and hangover severity were assessed and participants completed a cognitive test battery consisting of a Stroop test, Eriksen's flanker test, spatial working memory test, free recall test, choice reaction time test, and intra-extra dimensional set shifting test.
Results
On the hangover day, significantly impaired performance was revealed on all tests, except the intra-extra dimensional set shifting test. On the hangover day, significantly lower mood scores were observed for alertness and tranquility.
Conclusion
The current study in a non-student sample confirms previous findings in student samples that cognitive functioning and mood are significantly impaired during alcohol hangover.

Original language	English
Article number	100197
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Addictive Behaviors Reports
Volume	10
Early online date	15 Jun 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100197
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 1 Dec 2019

Data Availability Statement

The dataset analyzed during the current study is available from the
corresponding author on reasonable request.

Funding

This study was funded by Ulster University.

Keywords

Alcohol
Hangover
Cognitive functioning
Mood
Non-student sample

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The next day effects of a normal night's drinking on cognition and human performance
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