Personality: reasons for drinking and alcohol consumption & abuse patterns among youth

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dc.contributor.authorBurrows, Sharon Alexis
dc.contributor.supervisorBarnes, Gordon E.
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-12T16:43:05Z
dc.date.available2010-01-12T16:43:05Z
dc.date.copyright2006en
dc.date.issued2010-01-12T16:43:05Z
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Child and Youth Care
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractSome youth are engaging in alcohol consumption patterns putting themselves and others at risk. This behaviour places them at high risk for self-harm, and has the potential for developing into adult alcoholic behaviour dependency. A secondary analysis utilizing the Vancouver Family Survey data was conducted to increase our understanding and awareness regarding youth alcohol consumption patterns and related problems. Youth alcohol use and abuse is examined within domains of socio-demographics, personality, cognition, and alcohol consumption patterns and related problems. With regard to personality, an addiction prone personality is found to be a predictor for enhancement and coping motivators in both the male and female youth population. Cognition, such as drinking to feel good and drinking to forget worries was found to mediate the relationship between an addiction prone personality and alcohol consumption patterns and related problems. Traits such as agreeableness and conscientiousness were found to be protective factors.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/2067
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben
dc.subjectyouthen
dc.subjectalcohol useen
dc.subjectVancouveren
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen
dc.subjectpersonalityen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciencesen
dc.titlePersonality: reasons for drinking and alcohol consumption & abuse patterns among youthen
dc.typeThesisen

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