Personality profile of alcoholics, drug addicts and normals

Pages: 763-768
Anita Sharma and Sandeep Sharma (Department of Psychology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla)

This research has been performed to explore and compare the personality profile of Alcoholics, Drug Addicts and Normals by using the New Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) of Costa and McCrae (1992). Alcoholic and Drug Addicts were selected from drug rehabilitation centers from Amritsar (Punjab) by applying Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) (Skinner, 1982) and Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS) (Skinner, 1982) on them. The total sample comprised of 120 subjects with 40 Alcoholics, 40 Drug Addicts and 40 Normals. For the analysis purpose, one way ANOVA and Post-hoc comparison i.e.,Duncan’s multiple range test have been used. In terms of NEO-five factor model of personality taxonomy, the present study reveals that alcoholics scored significantly higher on personality dimensions of neuroticism and extraversion followed by drug addicts. Whereas, normals scored significantly higher on openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness dimensions of personality.