Social cognitive mediators of the relationship between impulsivity traits and adolescent alcohol use: Identifying unique targets for prevention

- The bSCT showed acceptable-to-good prospective fit across two adolescent cohorts.
- Targeting impulsivity and self-efficacy may be effective for 13-15-year-olds.
- Targeting alcohol expectancies and self-efficacy may benefit 11-13-year-olds.
- Impulsivity had an increasing effect on alcohol use as adolescents aged.
- Decreasing positive expectancies may provide a pathway to improving self-efficacy.