Christopher Alford Chris.Alford@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Applied Psychology
The effects of alcohol hangover on mood and performance assessed at home
Alford, Chris; Martinkova, Zuzana; Tiplady, Brian; Reece, Rebecca; Verster, Joris C.
Authors
Zuzana Martinkova
Brian Tiplady
Rebecca Reece
Joris C. Verster
Abstract
The current study evaluated the next day consequences of a social night of drinking compared to a no alcohol night, with standardised mood and portable screen-based performance measures assessed in the morning at participants’ homes, and a breathalyser screen for zero alcohol. A mixed sex group (n = 20) took part in the study. Participants reported consuming on average 16.9 units (135 g) alcohol, resulting in a hangover rating of 60 (out of 100) compared to 0.3 following the no alcohol night. Statistical significance comparisons contrasting the hangover with the no alcohol condition revealed an increase in negative mood and irritability during hangover and an (unexpected) increase in risk and thrill seeking. Performance scores showed an overall slowing of responses across measures, but with less impact on errors. The results support the description of hangover as a general state of cognitive impairment, reflected in slower responses and reduced accuracy across a variety of measures of cognitive function. This suggests a general level of impairment due to hangover, as well as increased negative mood. The use of a naturalistic design enabled the impact of more typical levels of alcohol associated with real life social consumption to be assessed, revealing wide ranging neurocognitive impairment with these higher doses. This study has successfully demonstrated the sensitivity of home-based assessment of the impact of alcohol hangover on a range of subjective and objective measures. The observed impairments, which may significantly impair daily activities such as driving a car or job performance, should be further investigated and taken into account by policy makers.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 7, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 9, 2020 |
Publication Date | Apr 9, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Jun 24, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 30, 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
Electronic ISSN | 2077-0383 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 9 |
Issue | 4 |
Article Number | 1068 |
Series Title | The Alcohol Hangover: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9041068 |
Keywords | alcohol; hangover; mood; performance; assessment at home; mobile testing |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6053112 |
Additional Information | This is part of a 'special issue' and is partnered by our driving hangover paper from UWE as well. |
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