Personality factors related to sobriety for participants in Alcoholics Anonymous

Author

Harold L. Goodearle, University of St. Thomas
Colleen Hester, University of St. Thomas

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

1

Number

2

Page Numbers

pages13-19

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

1993

Abstract

The effects of extraversion introversion (E-I), locus of control (LC), and attitudes towards a "Power greater than ourselves" (PGO) on number of relapse episodes, number of times in treatment, and length of sobriety were explored. Volunteers from local Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) groups (n=72) and two inpatient treatment centers (n=52) completed the Eysenck Personality Inventory, the Rotter Locus of Control measure, a questionnaire designed by the author to assess attitudes concerning the concept adopted by A.A. of a PGO, and a brief self report survey. Results of the multiple regression analyses exploring the effects of E-I, LC, and PGO indicated the 3 factors accounted for: 17.69% of the variance in number of relapses, with a significant (12<.0001) PGO effect; 5.01% of the variance in number of times in treatment, with (j<.08) and LC (E<.11) trends when PGO was removed; and 0.67% of the variance in length of sobriety.

Subject

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

7 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 1 no. 2 1993

Rights

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Recommended Citation

Goodearle, Harold L. and Hester, Colleen (1993) "Personality factors related to sobriety for participants in Alcoholics Anonymous," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 1: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol1/iss2/4