Longitudinal associations between diurnal cortisol slope and alcohol use across adolescence: A seven-year prospective study

Highlights • We examine adolescent alcohol use in a longitudinal community sample. • Flatter age-11 diurnal cortisol slope was associated with drinking in high school. • Drinking in turn was associated with flatter age-18.5 diurnal cortisol slope. • This chain of associations persisted after control...

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Published in:Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015-06, Vol.56, p.23-28
Main Authors: Ruttle, Paula L, Maslowsky, Julie, Armstrong, Jeffrey M, Burk, Linnea R, Essex, Marilyn J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking - blood
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol use
Child
Circadian Rhythm
Diurnal cortisol
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Female
Health Status
HPA axis
Humans
Hydrocortisone - metabolism
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - physiopathology
Longitudinal
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mental Disorders - metabolism
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Health
Pituitary-Adrenal System - physiopathology
Prospective Studies
Psychiatry
Puberty
Saliva - chemistry
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Summary:Highlights • We examine adolescent alcohol use in a longitudinal community sample. • Flatter age-11 diurnal cortisol slope was associated with drinking in high school. • Drinking in turn was associated with flatter age-18.5 diurnal cortisol slope. • This chain of associations persisted after controlling on likely confounders.
ISSN:0306-4530
1873-3360
DOI:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.02.019