Abstract
Background: An increasing body of literature suggests that those who give greater consideration to the future consequences (CFC) of their present behaviours are at a reduced risk of negative health outcomes. However, it remains unclear to what degree consideration of immediate or long-term consequences are important. The present study examined whether higher CFC (immediate and future) scores moderated the relationship between trait aggression and self-reported alcohol use in a large sample of adolescents in the United Kingdom.
Methods: Participants were 1058 adolescents from Northern Ireland. Participants completed questionnaires assessing Anger, Hostility, Verbal Aggression, Physical Aggression, Consideration of Future Consequences, and alcohol use.
Results: Results revealed that higher CFC immediate and CFC future both significantly moderated the relationship between higher trait aggression and higher self-reported alcohol use, but only for females.
Conclusions: This finding adds to the increasing body of literature examining the relationship between temporal orientation and health-related outcomes. However, more work is needed to help untangle the gender-specific effects.
Methods: Participants were 1058 adolescents from Northern Ireland. Participants completed questionnaires assessing Anger, Hostility, Verbal Aggression, Physical Aggression, Consideration of Future Consequences, and alcohol use.
Results: Results revealed that higher CFC immediate and CFC future both significantly moderated the relationship between higher trait aggression and higher self-reported alcohol use, but only for females.
Conclusions: This finding adds to the increasing body of literature examining the relationship between temporal orientation and health-related outcomes. However, more work is needed to help untangle the gender-specific effects.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 372 – 379 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Addiction Research and Theory |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 24 Feb 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published online - 24 Feb 2015 |
Keywords
- Aggression
- alcohol
- consideration of future consequences
- moderation introduction