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Published on: April 28, 2022
Personality and motivational correlates of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among excessive drinking
1School of Psychology, Bangor University, Gwynedd, United Kingdom. s.hosler@bangor.ac.uk
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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