title: Type D personality, alcohol dependence, and drinking motives in the general population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The current study had two key aims: (a) to determine if Type D personality (the synergistic effect of negative affect and social inhibition) is associated with alcohol consumption in social drinkers and (b) to examine if this relationship is mediated by drinking motives.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a cross-sectional study, 862 participants (206 men, 656 women, mean age 26.1 years) completed the Type D Personality Scale, the Drinking Motives Questionnaire, and the Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Correlation analysis revealed that Type D personality was significantly and positively correlated with alcohol dependence (r = .11, p < .001). In addition, regression analyses demonstrated that this relationship was fully mediated by coping and conformity drinking motives.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study has identified a positive relationship between Type D personality and alcohol dependence in the general population. We have also shown that this relationship is mediated by coping and conformity drinking motives.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Curren
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult