Drug dependence, crime and personality among female addicts.
Female drug addicts and female criminals have received relatively little research attention. This study investigates the personality correlates of female addicts attending a London drug clinic convicted for drug-related, violent and other offences. More than half of the sample had at least one conviction, and fourteen out of thirty-seven had convictions for non-drug-related offences. Convicted subjects were more extraverted than non-convicted subjects. This result may reflect some relationship between impulsivity and criminal behaviour, though other personality factors may interact with extraversion.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001519:Behavior; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires