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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
January 2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Emily Grekin
Abstract
Past research on problem alcohol use in college students has found a strong and fairly consistent relationship between two broadband personality dimensions (viz., negative emotionality, behavioral undercontrol) and problem alcohol use (PAU), but has failed to examine possible mechanisms that account for this relationship. The present study sought to examine the extent to which negative problem orientation (NPO) accounted for the relationship between these broadband personality constructs and PAU in a sample of 593 college students. As expected, behavioral undercontrol was found to be a significant predictor of PAU, but unfortunately, neither negative emotionality nor NPO were meaningfully related to PAU. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Zumberg, Kathryn Mariah, "Problem alcohol use, personality, and social problem solving: does social problem solving account for the relationship between personality and problem alcohol use?" (2011). Wayne State University Theses. 87.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/87