Personality profiles and how they relate to drug consumption among young people in Spain
Autor
Ruiz Olivares, Rosario
Lucena Jurado, Valentina
Raya Trenas, Antonio Félix
Herruzo Cabrera, Javier
Editor
ElsevierFecha
2019Materia
Type A behavior patternHostility
Competitiveness
Clustering
Consumption
Young people
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Objective: The objective of this work was to find out whether specific Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP) profiles
exist which may constitute a risk factor for the consumption of legal and illegal substances (alcohol, tobacco,
psychoactive drugs, cannabis, cocaine and hallucinogens) by young Spaniards.
Methodology: An ad hoc prospective ex post facto design questionnaire was prepared covering socio-demographic
data, consumption behavior and the Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP, Jenkins Activity Survey Form H,
JASE-H). The sample comprised 3816 young people between the ages of 18 and 29 from the province of Cordoba
(Spain).
Results: Hierarchical clustering was used to obtain 3 groups; one characterized by low scores (the TBBP group),
one characterized by medium scores and the third characterized by hostility-competitiveness (the HC group).
Logistic regression showed that membership of the HC group was a risk factor for the consumption of psychoactive
drugs and illegal substances, while membership of the TBBP group was a protective factor for the
consumption of legal substances.
Conclusions: Specific personality profiles were identified which constitute either a risk factor or a protective
factor for substance abuse. These results will prove useful to drug consumption prevention and treatment programs
focused on the above-mentioned personality profiles.