title: [Do adolescents who use stimulants have a different personality?].
abstract: Stimulant consumption is especially important in our context because its use has greatly increased in recent years. The aim of the present study is to analyze the differences between stimulant users and nonusers (under 18 years old) in personality characteristics assessed with the MACI. The sample comprises 398 youths between 14 and 17 years old who were selected through random sampling in their homes or in recreational night spots. Results show important differences in personality features between stimulant users and nonusers. Stimulant users are characterized by having unruly, forceful, oppositional and borderline-tendency personality prototypes.
authors: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. elisardo.becona@usc.es
authors: Elisardo
authors: E
authors: Becoña
authors: Ana
authors: A
authors: López
authors: Elena Fernández
authors: EF
authors: del Río
authors: Ursula
authors: U
authors: Martínez
authors: Jaime
authors: J
authors: Fraga
authors: Jesús
authors: J
authors: Osorio
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Arrojo
authors: Fernanda
authors: F
authors: López
authors: María Nieves
authors: MN
authors: Domínguez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; D010551:Personality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D006213:Hallucinogens; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine