Personality similarities and differences in four diagnostic groups of women alcoholics and drug addicts.

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The Personality Research Form (PRF) was administered to 225 women alcoholics and drug addicts. The women were grouped into 4 diagnostic categories: A, alcohol misuse only; D, drug misuse only; A + D, alcohol and secondary misuse of drugs; D + A, drug and secondary misuse of alcohol. The mean ages of the groups were 37, 25, 26 and 27 yr, respectively. On only 2 of the 21 PRF scales were there significant differences between groups. Harmavoidance (P < 0.01) and desirability (P < 0.03). Age-adjusted mean scores on the harmavoidance scale (A, 12.76; D, 11.15; A + D, 10.12; and D + A, 10.56) indicated that women in group A acknowledged more fearfulness than any of the others, although all group scores fell within +1 SD of the PRF normative mean. Age-adjusted mean scores on the desirability scale (D, 13.61; A, 12.49; A + D, 11.86; and D + A, 12.59) indicated that women in group D projected a more favorable image than any of the others, although all group scores fell within -1 SD of the normative mean. Significant differences on 9 PRF scales were attributed to race. The white women scored significantly higher (P < 0.01) than the blacks on the affiliation, impulsivity, play and sentience scales, whereas the black women scored significantly higher than the whites on the aggression (P < 0.01), cognitive structure (P < 0.03), dominance (P < 0.01), harmavoidance (P < 0.01) and understanding (P < 0.05) scales. Except scores on the affiliation scale, the age-adjusted mean scale scores that differed significantly by race fell within .+-. 1 SD of the mean of the PRF normative sample of women.

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