Personality Variables in Alcohol Abuse in College Students
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Drug Education
- Vol. 11 (2) , 185-189
- https://doi.org/10.2190/9qkg-p0c8-p1c9-wvmb
Abstract
The relationship between specific personality variables and alcohol abuse in college students were examined. Ninety-seven undergraduate college students were administered the trait portions of the State-Trait Personality Inventory and the Student Drinking Questionnaire. Results of stepwise multiple regression analyses indicated that these personality variables were not strong predictors of alcohol abuse in this population. However, subjects who were identified as being highly trait anxious or trait angry were significantly more likely to abuse alcohol than subjects low on these variables.Keywords
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