Associations between volume of alcohol consumption and social status, intelligence, and personality in a sample of young adult Danes

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 387-398

  Mortensen, Erik Lykke ^a,b   Jensen, Hans Henrik ^a,b   Sanders, Stephanie A ^c   Reinisch, June Machover ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; EPQ; Intelligence; MCMI; Personality; PRF; Sensation seeking; WAIS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DENMARK; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33748973909     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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