Personality and Drinking Behaviour in Medical Students
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Addiction
- Vol. 81 (4) , 573-575
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1986.tb00370.x
Abstract
Summary: A survey of the quantity and frequency of drinking amongst medical students was carried out and correlated with personality traits. A positive correlation was found between the quantity of drinking and certain personality traits, particularly for women. The possible implications of these findings are discussed.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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