Personality and attitude correlates of psychosedative drug use.
Personality, attitude and psychosedative drug use data were obtained from 298 adult male and female members of labor unions. Instruments for assessing personality and attitude were the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI), Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scales (ZSS), Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (C-MSDS), the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS), and the Self-System Perception Questionnaire (SSPQ). Drug use information was obtained by administering the Wisconsin Substance Use Inventory (WSUI). Multiple regression and canonical correlation analyses were consistent in identifying a sub-set of the predictor battery associated with use of psychosedatives. Psychosedative use was found to be significantly predictable by the level of anxiety, a tendency toward rejection of puritanical attitudes, and a desire for non-traditional forms of self-expression and social experiences.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012917:Social Adjustment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives