Giancola P R, Martin C S, Tarter R E, Pelham W E, Moss H B
Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research (CEDAR), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213-2593, USA.
J Stud Alcohol. 1996 Jul;57(4):352-9. doi: 10.15288/jsa.1996.57.352.
This study had three purposes; (1) to assess the underlying factor structure of a battery of neuropsychological tests putatively measuring executive cognitive functioning (ECF) in a sample of boys at high and low risk for substance abuse/dependence; (2) to assess the relationship between ECF and aggressive behavior; and (3) to determine the interactive effects of ECF and a family history (FH) of substance dependence on aggressive behavior.
Multiple measures of ECF and aggressive behavior were used to test these relationships in a sample of 291 10-12 year old boys with and without a FH of substance dependence.
Analyses indicated that the measures of ECF loaded on one factor. ECF was related to aggressive behavior even when accounting for IQ and SES. The interaction between ECF and a FH of substance dependence was also associated with aggressive behavior.
The central finding of this investigation indicates that ECF and its interaction with a FH of substance dependence are associated with aggressive behavior. These results suggest that violence prevention and treatment efforts in high risk groups should incorporate cognitive habilitation focusing on training in ECFs.
本研究有三个目的；（1）在有药物滥用/依赖高风险和低风险的男孩样本中，评估一系列假定用于测量执行认知功能（ECF）的神经心理学测试的潜在因素结构；（2）评估ECF与攻击行为之间的关系；（3）确定ECF和药物依赖家族史（FH）对攻击行为的交互作用。
使用ECF和攻击行为的多种测量方法，在291名有或没有药物依赖家族史的10 - 12岁男孩样本中测试这些关系。
分析表明，ECF的测量指标加载在一个因素上。即使在考虑智商和社会经济地位的情况下，ECF也与攻击行为有关。ECF与药物依赖家族史之间的交互作用也与攻击行为有关。
本调查的主要发现表明，ECF及其与药物依赖家族史的交互作用与攻击行为有关。这些结果表明，高风险群体中的暴力预防和治疗措施应纳入侧重于ECF训练的认知康复。
