Is "Maturing out" of Problematic Alcohol Involvement Related to Personality Change?

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 360-374

  Littlefield, Andrew K ^a,b   Sher, Kenneth J ^a,b   Wood, Phillip K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Midwest Alcoholism Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol use disorders; maturing out; personality; personality change; prospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLEGE STUDENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROSIS; PARENTHOOD; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 65649121158     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015125     Document Type: Article

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