ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION WITH FAMILY PATTERN RELATED TO STRONG PERSONALITIES: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN MARRIED ROMANIAN STUDENTS

Authors

  • Cristina PETRESCU ʺVictor Babesʺ University of Medicine and Pharmacy-Timisoara

Abstract

In the study conducted the aim was to investigate strong personalities (SP) related to alcohol consumption in married students from Romania. Material of study consisted in 2 samples: a case-sample (23 alcohol consumer students with a family pattern of weekly consumption, 47.8% male and 52.2% female, aged 21-29 years) and a control-sample (42 no-alcohol consumer students without a family pattern of consumption, 26.2% male and 73.8% female, aged 21-29 years), selected from a sample of 176 married students. Method: an observational inquiry (case-control) consisted in applying 2 questionnaires: Health Questionnaire (60 items, 7: Q43-Q49 -alcohol consumption) and Strong Personalities Questionnaire (88 items, alpha-Crohnbach index-0.823). Statistical analysis was performed by the aid of SPSS 20 Program. Results: For alcohol consumer students with weekly pattern of consumption the main reason of alcohol consumption was curiosity (60.9%) and the most frequent consumed alcohol was beer (38.6%, 500-3000 ml/week). Personalities` profiles revealed V-hyperthymic, III-hyperperseverant and X-emotive strong personalities (SP) as being symptomatic (over 50% symptomatic level-SL) for both samples, with a difference (control-case) for X-emotive SP (71.7% students – 57.1% students, respectively). I-demonstrative, VII-cyclothymic and IV-unruly SP presented a difference between case (symptomatic: 61.8%; 61.8% and 61.8% students, respectively) and control (symptomatic: 36.8%; 37.5% and 45% students, respectively) samples. A statistically significant difference case-control samples was demonstrated for I-Demonstrative (item S29: chi square χ2=10.65; Sig.0.002; gamma correlation γ=0.73; Sig.0.002) and for X-emotive (item S25: χ2=8.76; γ=-0.66; Sig.0.003) SP. In conclusion, a relation SP-alcohol consumption in married students is suggested.

Author Biography

  • Cristina PETRESCU, ʺVictor Babesʺ University of Medicine and Pharmacy-Timisoara

    Faculty of Medicine
    Department of Hygiene

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2016-06-30

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Vol. 120 No. 2 (2016): The Medical-Surgical Journal

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