Author : Joseph Valila
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (827 download)
Book Synopsis The Relationship Between Personality Type and Drug of Choice Among Substance Users by : Joseph Valila
Download or read book The Relationship Between Personality Type and Drug of Choice Among Substance Users written by Joseph Valila and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimated that in the year 2002, 19.5 million Americans, which includes individuals 12 years of age and older, were current users of illicit drugs. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between personality traits, as operationalized by the NEO-PI-R subscales, and self-identified drug of choice. While there is a significant body of literature substantiating the existence of personality types, little research has investigated their relationship to substance use. The study represented a correlational design. Male participants in recovery, ranging in age from 18 to 65, and living in a large Northeastern metropolitan area, were recruited via 12-step program meetings to complete two instruments - the NEO-PI-R and the Substance Abuse History Inventory (modified). Participants were stratified by drug of choice. MANOVA was used to assess variations in personality traits (dependent variable) by drug of choice. The overall MANOVA was statistically significant, Pillai's Trace = 3.40 and partial [eta] 2 = .85, suggesting that drug of choice had a significant effect on the multivariate combination of personality trait scores. Those identifying CNS stimulant as their drug of choice scored higher on the Extraversion domain than did CNS depressant or opioid users; those referring to themselves as CNS depressant or opioid users scored higher on Neuroticism than did CNS stimulant users. This knowledge could assist clinicians to motivate clients to seek stimulating activities that do not involved CNS stimulants. Implications for social change include the possibility of drug use and abuse interventions that are more effective and thus reduce the individual and societal costs associated with substance abuse.