Chunk #11 — The role of romantic relationship status in pathways of risk for emerging adult alcohol use — Parental Alcohol Problems, Romantic Relationship Status, and Alcohol Use — Positive Affect Regulation Pathway from Parental Alcohol Problems to Romantic Relationship Status and Alcohol Use
context of positive emotions (i.e., higher levels of positive urgency). Positive urgency is a distinctive risk factor for alcohol use in emerging adulthood (Cyders et al., 2007), and there is longitudinal evidence that it predicts alcohol use above and beyond other indicators of non-emotion based impulsivity such as sensation seeking (Cyders & Smith, 2010). Positive urgency appears to be an especially useful trait for understanding alcohol use in emerging adult college students, whose drinking typically is associated with celebratory events and positive moods (Del Boca, Darkes, Greenbaum, & Goldman, 2004).
