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Party people: Personality and MDMA use of house party visitors
Auteur(s) :
ter BOGT, T. F. M. ;
ENGELS, R. C. M. E. ;
DUBAS, J. S.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
1240-1244
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
10
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
MILIEU FESTIF
;
PERSONNALITE
;
ADOLESCENT
;
JEUNE ADULTE
Thésaurus géographique
PAYS-BAS
Note générale :
Addictive Behaviors, 2006, 31, (7), 1240-1244
Résumé :
Personality characteristics have been linked to substance use, however research on the association between personality and MDMA use is scarce. This study examined differences on Big Five personality dimensions between a population sample of non-hard drug using Dutch adolescents and young adults (n=265), and a sample of young people visiting house parties, including both MDMA- and non-MDMA-users (n=541). Results showed that 71% of the party visitors indicated using MDMA. Group differences were found on conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism-emotional stability, but not on resourcefulness-openness to experience. Compared to the non-hard drug using National respondents, MDMA-using party visitors reported higher levels of extraversion and both MDMA and non-MDMA-using partygoers showed less conscientiousness. Non-MDMA-using partygoers reported less agreeableness and emotional stability than National Sample respondents. MDMA-users actually high on the drug at the moment of administration of the questionnaire did not differ from their non-high counterparts on any of the personality dimensions.
Affiliation :
University Utrecht, Utrecht.
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.
Cote :
A02828