Alcohol expectancies and personality characteristics in young men

Kenneth E. Leonard; Howard T. Blane

doi:10.1016/0306-4603(88)90041-X

Alcohol expectancies and personality characteristics in young men

Kenneth E. Leonard
, Howard T. Blane

Department of Psychiatry

University of Pittsburgh

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

35 Scopus citations

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between alcohol expectancies and a variety of relevant personality factors among two different samples of young men. The results indicated that for both samples, measures of social anxiety and concern over the evaluation of other people were related to the beliefs that alcohol was a globally positive transforming agent and that alcohol increased social assertiveness. Also, hostility was related to the belief that alcohol increases power and aggression. Several potential explanations and directions for future research are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	353-357
Number of pages	5
Journal	Addictive Behaviors
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-4603(88)90041-X
State	Published - 1988

Access to Document

10.1016/0306-4603(88)90041-X

Cite this

@article{d1ef9a45cc7545f38b798ac714f977e6,

title = "Alcohol expectancies and personality characteristics in young men",

abstract = "This study examines the relationship between alcohol expectancies and a variety of relevant personality factors among two different samples of young men. The results indicated that for both samples, measures of social anxiety and concern over the evaluation of other people were related to the beliefs that alcohol was a globally positive transforming agent and that alcohol increased social assertiveness. Also, hostility was related to the belief that alcohol increases power and aggression. Several potential explanations and directions for future research are discussed.",

author = "Leonard, \{Kenneth E.\} and Blane, \{Howard T.\}",

year = "1988",

doi = "10.1016/0306-4603(88)90041-X",

language = "English",

volume = "13",

pages = "353--357",

journal = "Addictive Behaviors",

issn = "0306-4603",

publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Alcohol expectancies and personality characteristics in young men

AU - Leonard, Kenneth E.

AU - Blane, Howard T.

PY - 1988

Y1 - 1988

N2 - This study examines the relationship between alcohol expectancies and a variety of relevant personality factors among two different samples of young men. The results indicated that for both samples, measures of social anxiety and concern over the evaluation of other people were related to the beliefs that alcohol was a globally positive transforming agent and that alcohol increased social assertiveness. Also, hostility was related to the belief that alcohol increases power and aggression. Several potential explanations and directions for future research are discussed.

AB - This study examines the relationship between alcohol expectancies and a variety of relevant personality factors among two different samples of young men. The results indicated that for both samples, measures of social anxiety and concern over the evaluation of other people were related to the beliefs that alcohol was a globally positive transforming agent and that alcohol increased social assertiveness. Also, hostility was related to the belief that alcohol increases power and aggression. Several potential explanations and directions for future research are discussed.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0024261752

U2 - 10.1016/0306-4603(88)90041-X

DO - 10.1016/0306-4603(88)90041-X

M3 - Article

C2 - 3239466

AN - SCOPUS:0024261752

SN - 0306-4603

VL - 13

SP - 353

EP - 357

JO - Addictive Behaviors

JF - Addictive Behaviors

IS - 4

ER -

Alcohol expectancies and personality characteristics in young men

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this