| Personality and motivational correlates of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among excessive drinking university students. | |
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PMID: 20875705 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVES: The study had three objectives: (1) to assess relationships between personality characteristics and alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among university students who drink alcohol excessively; (2) to assess relationships between motivational structure and alcohol consumption and problems among students who consume excessive amounts of alcohol; and (3) to assess how personality characteristics and motivational structure are related to each other and how the two are jointly related to alcohol consumption and problems. DESIGN: Personality, motivational structure, alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems were assessed among 111 undergraduate students. FINDINGS: Mediation analyses showed that both maladaptive motivational structure and novelty seeking predicted participants' alcohol-related problems beyond that predicted by alcohol consumption. CONCLUSION: Future research should aim to reduce alcohol-related negative consequences by targeting students with a maladaptive motivational structure, while taking into account the role of personality characteristics. Screening and intervention programmes would benefit from addressing novelty seeking and maladaptive motivation. |
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Steven G Hosier; W Miles Cox |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-26 |
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Title: Addictive behaviors Volume: 36 ISSN: 1873-6327 ISO Abbreviation: Addict Behav Publication Date: 2011 Jan-Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-11-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7603486 Medline TA: Addict Behav Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 87-94 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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School of Psychology, Bangor University, Gwynedd, United Kingdom. s.hosler@bangor.ac.uk |
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