Reward and punishment sensitivity and alcohol use: The moderating role of executive control

Jonker, Nienke C.; Ostafin, Brian D.; Glashouwer, Klaske A.; Hemel-Ruiter, Madelon E. van; Jong, Peter J. de

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.12.011

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“…Our data showed that high levels of reward sensitivity were related to high levels of substance use severity among early adolescents, regardless of the level of inhibitory control. This finding is consistent with a previous study by Jonker and colleagues (2014) that demonstrated significant main effects of reward sensitivity and non-significant interaction effects between reward sensitivity and attention control on young adults’ heavy alcohol use. However, in their study, significant interaction effects between punishment sensitivity and attention control indicated that low punishment sensitivity was related to heavy alcohol use only among young adults with weak attention control.…”

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“…Some researchers have reported that high BIS is related to low substance use (van Leeuwen et al, 2011), whereas other researchers have found non-significant associations (Colder et al, 2013) among adolescents. A recent study using a young adult sample demonstrated that attention control moderated the effects of punishment sensitivity, but not the effects of reward sensitivity, in predicting high alcohol use (Jonker, Ostafin, Glashouwer, van Hemel-Ruiter, & de Jong, 2014). Yet, possible moderating roles of inhibitory control in linking BIS/BAS with substance use initiation and progression among adolescents have not been studied.…”

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Behavioral and neural inhibitory control moderates the effects of reward sensitivity on adolescent substance use

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The developmental period of adolescence is characterized by increasing incidence of health risk behaviors, including experimenting with drugs and alcohol. We examined how inhibitory control interacts with reward and punishment sensitivity to predict substance use severity and age of onset among early adolescents. The sample was comprised of 157 early adolescents (13-14 years of age, 52% male). Composite scores for behavioral activation system (BAS), behavioral inhibition system (BIS), and substance use severity and onset were computed using adolescents’ questionnaire data, and inhibitory control was assessed based on adolescents’ behavioral performance and brain imaging during the Multiple Source Interference Task (MSIT). Structural equation modeling analyses indicated that for both behavioral performance and neural activity indicators of inhibitory control, high levels of BAS predicted earlier onset of substance use among adolescents with low inhibitory control—but not among adolescents with high inhibitory control. BIS was not related to substance use severity and onset among adolescents. The results support the theoretically hypothesized moderating role of inhibitory control and its associated frontal cortex functioning, and offer new insights into the identification of adolescents with neurobehavioral vulnerabilities to developing maladaptive substance use behaviors.

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Behavioral and neural inhibitory control moderates the effects of reward sensitivity on adolescent substance use

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“…The current finding that adolescents with higher reward sensitivity reported higher levels of alcohol use is in line with previous research among adolescents (Colder et al, 2013;Jonker, Ostafin, Glashouwer, van Hemel-Ruiter, & de Jong, 2014;Knyazev, 2004;Lopez-Vergara et al, 2012;O'Connor & Colder, 2005;Pardo et al, 2007). These results suggest that in the early stages, reward sensitivity may promote adolescent alcohol use.…”

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Reward sensitivity, attentional bias, and executive control in early adolescent alcohol use

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This study examined whether attentional bias for alcohol stimuli was associated with alcohol use in young adolescents, and whether the frequently demonstrated relationship between reward sensitivity and adolescent alcohol use would be partly mediated by attentional bias for alcohol cues. In addition, this study investigated the potential moderating role of executive control (EC), and tested whether the relationship between alcohol-related attentional bias and alcohol use was especially present in young adolescents with weak EC. Participants were 86 adolescents (mean age=14.86), who completed a Visual Probe Task (VPT) as an index of attentional bias, a flanker-task based Attention Network Task (ANT) as an index of EC, the sensitivity of punishment and sensitivity of reward questionnaire (SPSRQ) as an index of reward sensitivity, and an alcohol use questionnaire. High reward sensitivity, high alcohol-related attentional bias, and weak EC were all related to alcohol use. The relationship between reward sensitivity and alcohol use was not mediated by alcohol-related attentional bias. As hypothesized, attentional bias was only associated with alcohol use in participants with weak EC. Together, the present findings are consistent with the view that high reward sensitivity and low EC may be considered as risk factors for adolescent alcohol use. The independent contribution of reward sensitivity and attentional bias might suggest that adolescents who are highly reward sensitive and display an attentional bias for alcohol cues are at even higher risk for excessive alcohol use and developing alcohol abuse problems. Future research using a longitudinal approach would allow an examination of these risk factors on subsequent alcohol use. Treatment implications are discussed, including the importance of strengthening EC and reducing the rewarding value of alcohol use.

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“…Another study used a sample of college students consisting of both light and heavy alcohol users found a significant interaction between inhibition and punishment sensitivity suggesting that low punishment sensitivity was significantly related to high alcohol use among those with weak inhibition, but not among those with strong inhibition (Jonker, Ostafin, Glashouwer, van Hemel-Ruiter, & de Jong, 2014). Although effect sizes for the simple effect slopes were not reported in this study, the interaction between inhibition and punishment sensitivity explained 6% of the variance in alcohol use indicating a medium effect size.…”

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Executive functioning and substance use in adolescence: Neurobiological and behavioral perspectives

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The current review is guided by the theoretical perspective that emphasizes the regulating role of executive functioning (Carver, Johnson, & Joormann, 2009) and presents studies that elucidate the ways that executive functioning (inhibition and working memory) explain individual differences in adolescent substance use independently or by regulating the reactive system (reward and punishment sensitivity). Behavioral studies indicate that main effects of executive functioning on adolescent substance use are often nonsignificant or weak in effect sizes. In contrast, emerging evidence suggests consistent and stronger regulating effects of executive functioning over reward and punishment sensitivity. Functional neuroimaging studies reveal significant associations between executive functioning task-related hemodynamic responses and substance use with strong effect sizes. There is also direct evidence from studies testing statistical interactions of the regulating effects of EF-related brain activation, and indirect evidence in studies examining functional connectivity, temporal discounting, and reinforced control. We note key future directions and ways to address limitations in existing work.

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Reward and punishment sensitivity and alcohol use: The moderating role of executive control

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Behavioral and neural inhibitory control moderates the effects of reward sensitivity on adolescent substance use

Behavioral and neural inhibitory control moderates the effects of reward sensitivity on adolescent substance use

Reward sensitivity, attentional bias, and executive control in early adolescent alcohol use

Executive functioning and substance use in adolescence: Neurobiological and behavioral perspectives

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