Problematic Alcohol and Drug Use Is Associated with Low Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Personality traits, such as self-directedness (SD) and cooperativeness (CO), may be indicative of problematic alcohol and/or drug use.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to quantify the association of substance use with SD and CO in a large cohort of adolescents.

Method

A total of 6,917 individuals (58% women) at the age of 18 who had filled in the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and Drug Use Disorder Identification Test (DUDIT), and the SD and CO scales from the Temperament and Character -Inventory, as part of the Child and Adolescent Twin study in Sweden were included in the analyses.

Results

High AUDIT scores (>15) were found in 2.4% of the population and high DUDIT scores (>7) in 1.2% of the population. Total score on the AUDIT

SUBMITTER: Steingrimsson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7677993 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature