Factors Associated With Owning a Fake ID: Personality Traits and Problematic Alcohol Use

The purpose of the present study was to examine the correlation between certain personality traits, one’s alcohol use, and owning a fake ID. Many college students use fake IDs to obtain alcohol while underage, which is then related to higher rates of problematic alcohol use. Problematic alcohol use has a number of negative health consequences; as such, efforts to prevent problematic alcohol use among college students need to be identified. The study was conducted with a college student population using an online survey to assess the personality traits of extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to experience as predictors of fake ID ownership. The relation between fake ID ownership and problematic alcohol use was also assessed. Those who owned a fake ID scored higher in extraversion, t(151) = 2.10, p = .037, d = 0.34, and roblematic alcohol use, t(120) = 2.61, p = .02, d = 0.42, and lower in neuroticism, t(151) = −1.94, p = .054. d = −0.36, and openness to experience, t(151) = −2.48, p = .01, d = −0.40, than those who did not own a fake ID. The results of this study can aid in identifying who among the college student population should be targeted with alternate socializing events to prevent fake ID ownership and problematic alcohol use.

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Plagiarism and the Community College

Student Plagiarism in an Online World ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-801-7.ch009 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 124-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Teri Thomson Maddox

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Community College ◽

College Student ◽

Community College Students ◽

Community College Student ◽

Student Population ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

College Mission ◽

Community College Mission ◽

College Student Population

Although plagiarism is a problem in all educational institutions, the diversity of the community college student population and of the community college mission creates even more challenges. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss characteristics of community college students, define intentional and unintentional plagiarism, and provide methods that faculty can use to help students avoid both kinds of plagiarism.

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Cessation and reduction in alcohol consumption and misuse after psychedelic use

Journal of Psychopharmacology ◽

10.1177/0269881119845793 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (9) ◽

pp. 1088-1101 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Albert Garcia-Romeu ◽

Alan K Davis ◽

Fire Erowid ◽

Earth Erowid ◽

Roland R Griffiths ◽

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Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Clinical Studies ◽

Online Survey ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

High Dose ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Problematic Alcohol ◽

The Usa ◽

Problematic Alcohol Use

Background:Meta-analysis of randomized studies using lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for alcohol use disorder (AUD) showed large, significant effects for LSD efficacy compared to control conditions. Clinical studies suggest potential anti-addiction effects of LSD and mechanistically-related classic psychedelics for alcohol and other substance use disorders.Aims:To supplement clinical studies, reports of psychedelic use in naturalistic settings can provide further data regarding potential effects of psychedelics on alcohol use.Methods:An anonymous online survey of individuals with prior AUD reporting cessation or reduction in alcohol use following psychedelic use in non-clinical settings.Results:343 respondents, mostly White (89%), males (78%), in the USA (60%) completed the survey. Participants reported seven years of problematic alcohol use on average before the psychedelic experience to which they attributed reduced alcohol consumption, with 72% meeting retrospective criteria for severe AUD. Most reported taking a moderate or high dose of LSD (38%) or psilocybin (36%), followed by significant reduction in alcohol consumption. After the psychedelic experience 83% no longer met AUD criteria. Participants rated their psychedelic experience as highly meaningful and insightful, with 28% endorsing psychedelic-associated changes in life priorities or values as facilitating reduced alcohol misuse. Greater psychedelic dose, insight, mystical-type effects, and personal meaning of experiences were associated with a greater reduction in alcohol consumption, controlling for prior alcohol consumption and related distress.Conclusions:Although results cannot demonstrate causality, they suggest that naturalistic psychedelic use may lead to cessation or reduction in problematic alcohol use, supporting further investigation of psychedelic-assisted treatment for AUD.

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