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KMID : 0388320010080020270
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Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2001 Volume.8 No. 2 p.270 ~ p.278
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The Effects of Personality on Drinking Patterns and Drinking
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Byeon Young-Soon
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of personality characteristics on drinking patterns and drinking-related problems. Subjects were selected through convenience sampling from the two universities in Kyung-Ki area.
Data were collected from Nov. 1st to Dec. 20th 2000 using a structured questionnaire that including general characteristics, Q-F(Quantity-Frequency) Methods, Personality Scales and Drinking-related Problem Scales.
The results of this study show
1. 50.8% of subjects were heavy drinkers.
2. Heavy drinker scores higher on drinkingrelated problems and amount of smoking than light drinkers.
3. The Drinking patterns and drinking-related problems of heavy drinkers were selected to the influence of a depressive-tendency in personality and the amount of smoking.
The results of this study suggest that the drinking-related problems of male university students are selected to the influence of depressive and anti-social characteristics.
Therefore, it is necessary that further study on various nursing interventions be done and that personality be taken into consideration in developing programs aimed of preventing drinking- related problems in heavy drinkers.
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