E. Different personality traits also relate to different motives65-74 (SLIDE 29) 1. Enhancement motives related to: a. sensation seeking ↑ b. conscientiousness ↓ c. impulsivity ↑ 2. Coping motives related to: a. negative mood ↑ b. mood lability ↑ c. impulsivity ↑ F. Motives link traits with outcomes (SLIDE 30) G. Changes with age (from 18 to 35 yo)14, 63 (SLIDE 31) 1. Personality a. Impulisivity ↓ b. Negative mood/mood lability ↓ 2. Motivations a. Enhancement motives (eg get high 47% 32%) ↓ ↓ → b. Coping motives (eg due to boredom 23% 6%, forget problems 20% 10%) ↓ ↓ → ↓ → c. Only relax - 41% 69% ↑ ↑ → 3. Drinking patterns a. Use peaks ~22 yo b. Use after about ~22 yo (especially heavy drinking episodes = 4/occasion) ↓ ≥ c. Alcohol related problems ↓ 4. Individual variation personality and at-risk use/problems correlated over time 32) a. Alcohol problems as personality toward more mood stability/self-control ↓ b. Mood stability associated with coping motives ↑ ↓ c. Coping motives associated use and problems ↓ ↓
E. Different personality traits also relate to different motives65-74 (SLIDE 29) 1. Enhancement motives related to: a. ↑ sensation seeking b. ↓ conscientiousness c. ↑ impulsivity 2. Coping motives related to: a. ↑ negative mood b. ↑ mood lability c. ↑ impulsivity F. Motives link traits with outcomes (SLIDE 30) G. Changes with age (from 18 to 35 yo)14, 63 (SLIDE 31) 1. Personality a. Impulisivity ↓ b. Negative mood/mood lability ↓ 2. Motivations a. Enhancement motives ↓ (eg get high ↓ 47% → 32%) b. Coping motives ↓ (eg due to boredom ↓ 23% → 6%, forget problems ↓ 20% → 10%) c. Only ↑ relax - ↑ 41% → 69% 3. Drinking patterns a. Use peaks ~22 yo b. Use ↓ after about ~22 yo (especially heavy drinking episodes = ≥ 4/occasion) c. Alcohol related problems ↓ 4. Individual variation personality and at-risk use/problems correlated over time 32) a. Alcohol problems ↓ as personality toward more mood stability/self-control b. ↑ Mood stability associated with ↓ coping motives c. ↓ Coping motives associated ↓ use and problems
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