Why the study?
Does alcohol consumption differentially affect cardiovascular reactivity to stress in sons of alcoholics with multigenerational versus unigenerational family histories?
Population
Sons of alcoholic fathers with differing family pedigrees for alcoholism
Comparison
Alcohol consumption prior to unavoidable shock vs No alcohol consumption prior to unavoidable shock
Design
Other
Authors
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May flag multigenerational family history as a moderator of alcohol's cardiovascular effects; leaves open whether this informs prevention or practice.
Does alcohol consumption differentially affect cardiovascular reactivity to stress in sons of alcoholics with multigenerational versus unigenerational family histories?
Sons of alcoholics with a multigenerational family history exhibit greater cardiovascular reactivity to stress and greater sensitivity to the dampening effects of alcohol compared to those with a unigenerational history.
Finn et al. (1988) studied this question.
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