The Role of Personality Traits, Personality Functioning, Traumatic Life Events, and Emotion-Regulation Difficulties in Predicting Polysubstance Use

IF 1.2 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-04 DOI:10.32598/jpcp.11.1.854.2

M. Amini, M. Roshanpajouh, Iman Hamraz, M. A. Abdolahpur

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Abstract

Objective: Polysubstance use as a severity index in individuals with substance abuse disorder is associated with various psychological, social, cultural, and genetic factors. This research aims to examine the predictive role of personality traits, personality functions, traumatic life events, and emotion-regulation difficulties in polysubstance use and the severity of dependence. Methods: A total of 300 subjects (75.2% male) with the mean age of 40.07 years and standard deviation of 12.26 were chosen via the available sampling method. The subjects included individuals abusing one substance (30.6%), a group abusing multiple substances (37.5%), and a nonclinical group (31.7%). The participants completed the questionnaires of short-form personality inventory based on The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, levels of personality functioning scale, dysfunctional emotion regulation scale, and life events checklist. Results: The results of ranked regression and structural equation modeling indicated that the variables of personality traits (2.69), emotional regulation strategies (2.04), personality functioning (1.17), and stressful factors (1.65) had a significant role in predicting drug abuse. Conclusion: Personality affects all life dimensions. Emotion regulation strategies, by affecting maladaptive traits, especially negative affectivity and antagonism, as well as personality functions can predispose the person to polysubstance use.

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人格特质、人格功能、创伤性生活事件和情绪调节困难在预测多物质使用中的作用

目的:多种物质使用作为药物滥用障碍个体的严重程度指标与各种心理、社会、文化和遗传因素有关。本研究旨在探讨人格特质、人格功能、创伤性生活事件和情绪调节困难在多物质使用和依赖严重程度中的预测作用。方法:采用现有抽样方法，随机抽取300名被试，其中男性75.2%，平均年龄40.07岁，标准差12.26。研究对象包括滥用一种物质的个体(30.6%)、滥用多种物质的群体(37.5%)和非临床群体(31.7%)。根据《精神障碍诊断与统计手册》(第五版)编制的简短人格量表、人格功能水平量表、功能失调情绪调节量表和生活事件清单完成问卷调查。结果:排序回归和结构方程建模结果表明，人格特质(2.69)、情绪调节策略(2.04)、人格功能(1.17)和应激因素(1.65)对药物滥用有显著影响。结论:性格影响生活的方方面面。情绪调节策略通过影响适应不良特征，特别是消极情感和对抗，以及人格功能，可以使人倾向于多物质使用。

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Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology Psychology-Clinical Psychology

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2.30

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期刊介绍： Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology® publishes articles representing the professional and applied activities of pediatric psychology. The journal comprehensively describes the breadth and richness of the field in its diverse activities;complements the scientific development of the field with information on the applied/clinical side;provides modeling that addresses the ways practicing pediatric psychologists incorporate empirical literature into day-to-day activities;emphasizes work that incorporates and cites evidence from the science base; andprovides a forum for those engaged in primarily clinical activities to report on their activities and inform future research activities. Articles include a range of formats such as commentaries, reviews, and clinical case reports in addition to more traditional empirical clinical studies. Articles address issues such as: professional and training activities in pediatric psychology and interprofessional functioning;funding/reimbursement patterns and the evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of clinical services;program development;organization of clinical services and workforce analyses;applications of evidence based interventions in "real world" settings with particular attention to potential barriers and solutions and considerations of diverse populations;critical analyses of professional practice issues;clinical innovations, e.g., emerging use of technology in clinical practice;case studies, particularly case studies that have enough detail to be replicated and that provide a basis for larger scale intervention studies; andorganizational, state and federal policies as they impact the practice of pediatric psychology, with a particular emphasis on changes due to health care reform.