Interpersonal types among alcohol abusers: a comparison with drug abusers.
Interpersonal types among alcohol abusers were examined with Calsyn, Roszell, and Anderson's (1988) nine-type system for classifying FIRO-B profiles. The frequencies of the nine FIRO-B types among a sample of 135 male veteran alcohol abusers were compared with Calsyn et al.'s (1988) previously published data for a sample of male veteran drug abusers, a normative veteran sample, and a general population sample. The alcohol abusers, like Calsyn et al.'s sample of drug abusers, were more likely to be categorized as "loners," "rebels," and "pessimists" than was the general population sample. While exhibiting preferences for interpersonal types that emphasized social withdrawal, avoidance of responsibility, and mistrust of others, both the alcohol abusers and the drug abusers were heterogeneous groups whose members demonstrated a variety of interpersonal types.
Vancouver Division, Portland VA Medical Center, OR 97207.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*