Journal article
The relationship between personality and drinking restraint in an alcohol dependent sample
Personality and Individual Differences, Vol.39(5), pp.885-893
2005
Abstract
Consistent relationships have been demonstrated between problem drinking and certain personality characteristics. A contemporary cognitive model of alcohol misuse, drinking restraint, has recently shown promise in furthering our understanding of problematic drinking. This study examined the potential association between drinking restraint and personality characteristics in 168 alcohol dependent inpatients. Subjects completed the short-scale Revised Eysenck Personality Scales (EPS-R; Eysenck, Eysenck, & Barrett, 1985), Temptation and Restraint Inventory (TRI; Collins & Lapp, 1992), Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS; Skinner & Allen, 1982) and drinking measures including quantity, frequency and weekly drinking total. Results indicated that although there was some conceptual overlap between drinking restraint and personality factors, the TRI had a unique relationship with indices of problem drinking once personality factors were taken into account. This indicates that restrained drinking and personality, although related, are discrete constructs. While restrained drinking may aid in the understanding of current drinking behavior, personality characteristics appear to contribute to the etiology and maintenance of drinking problems.
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- Title
- The relationship between personality and drinking restraint in an alcohol dependent sample
- Authors
- Elea T Gudgeon (Author) - University of QueenslandJason P Connor (Author) - University of QueenslandRoss Young (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJohn B Saunders (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Personality and Individual Differences, Vol.39(5), pp.885-893
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.paid.2005.03.009
- ISSN
- 1873-3549
- Organisation Unit
- Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99551708302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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