Next day effects of naturalistic alcohol consumption on tasks of attention

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the next day effects of alcohol consumption on a range of attention tasks. METHODS: The study followed a counterbalanced repeated measure design, with participants tested the morning following normal/usual alcohol consumption and again the morning after no alcohol consumption. Participants were 48 social drinkers (15 men and 33 women), who performed attention tests at 9 am, 11 am, or 1 pm. Performance was assessed by tasks measuring sustained attention, divided attention, selective attention, and spatial attention and by the Stroop test. RESULTS: The morning after alcohol consumption, a significantly higher proportion of missed targets was observed (F(1, 40) = 6.43, p Language: en