Novelty seeking involved in mediating the association between COMT gene and onset age of drug use in Chinese heroin-dependent patients

The present study examined the possibility that marijuana use among college students might be associated with particular personality traits. College student volunteers ( N = 176) were administered the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire and a drug-use questionnaire. Analysis of variance showed that the mean score on Novelty Seeking was significantly higher and on Persistence significantly lower among lifetime marijuana users than among nonmarijuana using peers. Programs for prevention among college students may be enhanced by approaches tailored to individuals scoring high on Novelty Seeking and low on Persistence.

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Drug Use and Four Kinds of Novelty-seeking*

Addiction ◽

10.1111/j.1360-0443.1977.tb00667.x ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 72 (2) ◽

pp. 135-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Paul M. Kohn ◽

Helen M. Annis

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Novelty Seeking

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Blunted ventral striatal responses to anticipated rewards foreshadow problematic drug use in novelty-seeking adolescents

Nature Communications ◽

10.1038/ncomms14140 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

Christian Büchel ◽

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Jan Peters ◽

Tobias Banaschewski ◽

Arun L. W. Bokde ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Novelty Seeking ◽

Problematic Drug

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Novelty seeking mediates the effect of DRD3 variation on onset age of amphetamine dependence in Han Chinese population

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience ◽

10.1007/s00406-016-0754-x ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 268 (3) ◽

pp. 249-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shin-Chang Kuo ◽

Yi-Wei Yeh ◽

Chun-Yen Chen ◽

Chang-Chih Huang ◽

Tien-Yu Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Chinese Population ◽

Han Chinese ◽

Novelty Seeking ◽

Onset Age ◽

Han Chinese Population

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Personality and Drug Abstention in Adolescents

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2000.87.3.1023 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 87 (3) ◽

pp. 1023-1026 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Stephen B. Hillman ◽

Jacqueline M. Haskin

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Drug Use ◽

Grade Point Averages ◽

Personality Questionnaire ◽

Novelty Seeking ◽

Grade Point ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Religious Services ◽

Seeking Behavior ◽

Drug Abstention

Personality and drug abstention in adolescents were investigated in a sample of 292 high school seniors. A significant difference was found between abstention and low scores for novelty-seeking behavior based on responses to the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire. Those who reported abstaining from alcohol had significantly higher grade point averages, attended religious services significantly more frequently, and considered religion significantly more important than those who reported drug use and abuse.

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