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Interpersonal types among alcohol abusers: A comparison with drug abusers
Author(s) -
Turner John A.,
Mayr Suzanne
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199007)46:4<500::aid-jclp2270460419>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - psychology , population , normative , interpersonal communication , pessimism , drug abuser , clinical psychology , interpersonal relationship , sample (material) , psychiatry , substance abuse , social psychology , medicine , philosophy , chemistry , environmental health , epistemology , chromatography
Interpersonal types among alcohol abusers were examined with Calsyn, Roszell, and Anderson's (1988) nine‐type system for classifying FIRO‐B profiles. The frequencies of the nine FIRO‐B types among a sample of 135 male veteran alcohol abusers were compared with Calsyn et al.'s (1988) previously published data for a sample of male veteran drug abusers, a normative veteran sample, and a general population sample. The alcohol abusers, like Calsyn et al.'s sample of drug abusers, were more likely to be categorized as “loners,” “rebels,” and “pessimists” than was the general population sample. While exhibiting preferences for interpersonal types that emphasized social withdrawal, avoidance of responsibility, and mistrust of others, both the alcohol abusers and the drug abusers were heterogeneous groups whose members demonstrated a variety of interpersonal types.