Comparison of Personality Factors among People with Substance Dependence Disorder and non-addicted People
Abstract: Prescription of drug
abuse is an important and
significant world issue. This study
aims to compare sixteen personality factors
among patients with
substance abuse disorder
and normal people. The
research method was ex post facto
and statistical population
consisted of two
groups of addicted
individuals and normal individuals in
Tehran. 100 addicted
patients were selected
by convenient sampling
method among patients who had referred to addiction
treatment centers in Tehran. The control group with 100 people was selected from normal
people. Research instruments
included Cattell’s Sixteen Personality Factor Inventory (16PF) and the
collected data was analyzed using ANOVA. Findings revealed that there are significant
differences in factor A,
factor C, factor E, factor
F, factor G, factor H, factor I, factor L, factor M,
factor N, factor O, factor
Q1, factor Q2,
factor Q3, and factor
Q4 among addicted
and healthy groups.
It is concluded that
an awareness of the
effects of personality
factors on substance
abuse can help
to decrease, or
even prevent, addiction disorder.
Author: Mojtaba Habibi, Reza
Soveyzi, Roghieh Nooripour, S. Hasan Mojtahedi
Journal Code: jppsikologiabnormalgg150001
