The role of personality variables in drug abuse in a Spanish university population

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 475-487

  García Montes, José M ^a   Zaldívar Basurto, Flor ^a   López Ríos, Francisca ^a   Molina Moreno, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumption prediction; Drugs; Loneliness; Personality; Reward Deficiency Syndrome; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650964079     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-007-9144-y     Document Type: Article

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