title: Personality, drug preference, drug use, and drug availability.
abstract: This study examined the relationship between drug preference, drug use, drug availability, and personality among individuals (n = 100) in treatment for substance abuse in an effort to replicate the results of an earlier study (Feldman, Kumar, Angelini, Pekala, & Porter, 2007) designed to test prediction derived from Eysenck's (1957, 1967) theories. Drug preference was measured by the method of paired-comparison and personality was measured with the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire-50 CC. Contrary to expectations, high compared with low scorers on Sociability and Impulsive-Sensation Seeking preferred depressants. Surprisingly, low compared with high scorers on neuroticism did not differ in preference for alcohol. As in the previous study, drug preference, use, and availability were highly correlated, although ease of availability was slightly more predictive of drug use than drug preference. Clinical and theoretical implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Widener University.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: Bret
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prout
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003132:Commerce; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000592:standards; D012919:Social Behavior; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult