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The Multiple, Distinct Ways that Personality Contributes to Alcohol Use Disorders
Author(s) -
Littlefield Andrew K.,
Sher Kenneth J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
social and personality psychology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699
H-Index - 53
ISSN - 1751-9004
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2010.00296.x
Subject(s) - columbia university , personality , citation , center (category theory) , psychology , alcohol consumption , library science , personality disorders , alcohol , social psychology , media studies , sociology , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , crystallography
There is little question of whether personality is associated with problematic alcohol involvement (such as alcohol use disorders; AUDs); it clearly is. However, the question remains: how or why is personality related to risky drinking and AUDs? To address this question, theoretical models have been posited regarding the causal effects of personality on alcohol use and related problems. In this article, several of these models are summarized and reviewed. Future research directions are discussed, including possible frameworks that serve to integrate various models of the personality–AUD relation.