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Seyed Taghi Heydari
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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Background
Corona virus pandemic acts as a stressor or trauma that affects both physical health and mental health. People exhibited various reactive behaviors to confront with this stressful situation. Alcohol consumption for coping motive was one of the most common techniques. Personality factors evidently influence alcohol consumption, since they are associated with drinking motives. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between temperament and character and alcohol abuse.
Methods
This cross-section study was conducted on 135 alcohol toxicity patients admitted to emergency room in March 2020 and 255 participants who were randomly selected from public in Shiraz. The questionnaire consisted of TCI (Temperament and character inventory) and several questions about COVID-19 pandemic. It was completed by a trained interviewer using the matched answer technique. Demographic factors were also self-reported.
Results
Among the participants, 216 were males (55.4%) and 174 females (44.6%). The mean age of the participants was 32.88 ± 13.49 years. Alcohol toxicity was mostly observed among the young males (male/female ratio was 6.45). Mean scores of novelty seeking, harm avoidant, and self-transcendent were higher in the alcohol toxicity group than normal population (P < 0.01). Mean scores of reward dependent, cooperativeness, and self-directedness were higher in normal population than the alcohol toxicity group (P < 0.001). The mean score of persistence was not significant in both group (P = 0.718).
Conclusion
Novelty-seeking and self-transcendence scores were higher and reward-dependency score was lower among the alcohol abusers and cooperativeness and self-directedness scores were lower among the alcohol abusers. Higher novelty-seeking was correlated with higher impulsiveness, exploratory excitability, extravagance, and disorderliness, which are included in Cluster B personality disorders and associated with alcohol and drug involvement. Lower self-directedness and lower cooperativeness indicate the higher likelihood of personality disorders. Cluster A personality disorder symptoms (in particular, schizoid personality disorder symptoms) are correlated with low reward-dependence scores.
Keywords
COVID-19, Alcohol, Temperament and character, Iran
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Seyed Taghi Heydari
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7711-1137
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On 31 Oct, 2020
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On 12 Oct, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 24 Aug, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 21 Aug, 2020
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Background
Corona virus pandemic acts as a stressor or trauma that affects both physical health and mental health. People exhibited various reactive behaviors to confront with this stressful situation. Alcohol consumption for coping motive was one of the most common techniques. Personality factors evidently influence alcohol consumption, since they are associated with drinking motives. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between temperament and character and alcohol abuse.
Methods
This cross-section study was conducted on 135 alcohol toxicity patients admitted to emergency room in March 2020 and 255 participants who were randomly selected from public in Shiraz. The questionnaire consisted of TCI (Temperament and character inventory) and several questions about COVID-19 pandemic. It was completed by a trained interviewer using the matched answer technique. Demographic factors were also self-reported.
Results
Among the participants, 216 were males (55.4%) and 174 females (44.6%). The mean age of the participants was 32.88 ± 13.49 years. Alcohol toxicity was mostly observed among the young males (male/female ratio was 6.45). Mean scores of novelty seeking, harm avoidant, and self-transcendent were higher in the alcohol toxicity group than normal population (P < 0.01). Mean scores of reward dependent, cooperativeness, and self-directedness were higher in normal population than the alcohol toxicity group (P < 0.001). The mean score of persistence was not significant in both group (P = 0.718).
Conclusion
Novelty-seeking and self-transcendence scores were higher and reward-dependency score was lower among the alcohol abusers and cooperativeness and self-directedness scores were lower among the alcohol abusers. Higher novelty-seeking was correlated with higher impulsiveness, exploratory excitability, extravagance, and disorderliness, which are included in Cluster B personality disorders and associated with alcohol and drug involvement. Lower self-directedness and lower cooperativeness indicate the higher likelihood of personality disorders. Cluster A personality disorder symptoms (in particular, schizoid personality disorder symptoms) are correlated with low reward-dependence scores.
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