[Study of the process of alcoholism in young persons using cluster analysis].
An epidemiological survey was carried out among high school students of 3 French regions. Their use of drugs (alcohol, tobacco, psychotropic drugs, illicit drugs) was studied, as well as their self-perception of personality, relations inside and outside the family, school performance, and lifestyle. Different aspects of drinking were considered: regularity of intake, quantity absorbed, inebriation. The use of alcoholic drinks together with psychotropic substances was studied. A cluster analysis applied to adolescent personality self-perception revealed 10 different personality types (5 for the boys; 5 for the girls). The social, family, and relational characteristics of each personality type are described. The correlations between personality self-perception and liquor use allow us to define 3 profiles of heavy drinkers.
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*
Contribution à l'étude des processus d'alcoolisation chez les jeunes par une analyse typologique.