Elevated BMI and Illicit Drug Use Are Associated With Decreased Ability to Inhibit Prepotent Behaviors.
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Addictive Behaviors
Volume
37
Issue
3
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4-4-2012
First Page
155
Last Page
163
Abstract
The current study examined the impact of BMI and illicit drug use on the ability to inhibit prepotent behaviors. Participants (n = 290) completed surveys and behavioral tasks: theStroop Test and Go/No-Go. After controlling for age and gender, higher BMI was an independent predictor of poorer performance in both the Stroop and Go/No-Go tasks. Illicit drug use was a predictor of poorer Stroop performance only. However, post hoc analyses showed that illicit drug use significantly impacted Go/No-Go performance in normal weight participants. We conclude that elevated BMI and illicit drug use are predictive of poorer performance on executive functioning tasks that require inhibition of a prepotent response.
Recommended Citation
Levin, Michael E.; Lillis, Jason; and Trafton, Jodie A., "Elevated BMI and Illicit Drug Use Are Associated With Decreased Ability to Inhibit Prepotent Behaviors." (2012). Psychology Faculty Publications. Paper 1114.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/psych_facpub/1114
