scholarly journals Differences in Personality and Family Environment of Heroin Addicts And Non-consumers of Psychoactive Substances

Author(s):  
Tamara Efendić Spahić ◽  
Elvis Vardo ◽  
Mitra Mirković-Hajdukov

The research dealt with the identification of significant differences in the basic dimensions of personality according to the five-factor model between two groups of respondents: heroin addicts and the control group of respondents, non-consumers of psychoactive substances. Also, we wanted to determine whether the respondents - heroin addicts in relation to the non-clinical group differ significantly in personality traits given the completeness of the family environment in which they grew up, and the propensity of parents to alcoholism and violent behavior. The study included a sample of 297 subjects, of which 155were heroin users and 142 were non-clinical control group subjects, students of different study profiles of the University of Tuzla. The clinical and non-clinical samples were uniform in terms of characteristics important for the research. In order to test the research hypotheses, in addition to the insight into the descriptive parameters, a one-way analysis of variance was used. The results show that heroin users achieve significantly higher results in the dimensions of Agreeableness (F = 21.51; p = 0.00),Conscientiousness (F = 13.89; p = 0.00) and Neuroticism (F = 13.23; p = 0.00), while the clinical and non-clinical groups do not differ significantly in the dimensions of Openness and Extraversion. In the group of heroin consumers, respondents coming from incomplete families achieve significantly lower results on the Conscientiousness dimension (F = 4.20; p = 0.04), the tendency to consume parental alcohol proved to be a significant factor for the Neuroticism dimension (F = 4.39; p = 0, 04) and openness (F = 15.41; p = 0.00), while parental propensity to violent behavior proved to be a significant factor for the Neuroticism dimension (F = 4.49; p = 0.04) and Openness (F = 15.41; p = 0.00). ). When it comes to the non-clinical control group, family completeness and characteristics of the family environment (parents ‘tendency to consume alcohol and parents’ tendency to violent behavior) did not prove to be significant factors for differences in personality traits.

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 476-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Cortés ◽  
J. Valero ◽  
J.A. Gutiérrez-Zotes ◽  
A. Hernández ◽  
L. Moreno ◽  
...  

AbstractPersonality dimensions have been associated with symptoms dimensions in schizophrenic patients (SP). In this paper we study the relationships between symptoms of functional psychoses and personality dimensions in SP and their first-degree relatives (SR), in other psychotic patients (PP) and their first-degree relatives (PR), and in healthy controls in order to evaluate the possible clinical dimensionality of these disorders. Twenty-nine SP, 29 SR, 18 PP, 18 PR and 188 controls were assessed using the temperament and character inventory (TCI-R). Current symptoms were evaluated with positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) using the five-factor model described previously (positive [PF], negative [NF], disorganized [DF], excitement [EF] and anxiety/depression [ADF]). Our TCI-R results showed that patients had different personality dimensions from the control group, but in relatives, these scores were not different from controls. With regard to symptomatology, we highlight the relations observed between harm avoidance (HA) and PANSS NF, and between self-transcendence (ST) and PANSS PF. From a personality traits-genetic factors point of view, schizophrenia and other psychosis may be initially differentiated by temperamental traits such as HA. The so-called characterial traits like ST would be associated with the appearance of psychotic symptoms.


Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3387
Author(s):  
Carola Ray ◽  
Rejane Figueiredo ◽  
Riikka Pajulahti ◽  
Henna Vepsäläinen ◽  
Elviira Lehto ◽  
...  

Interventions promoting young children’s healthy energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) should also examine changes in the family environment as this is an important determinant that may affect the effectiveness of the intervention. This study examines family environmental effects of the Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) intervention study, and whether these effects differed when considering three parental educational level (PEL) groups. The DAGIS intervention was conducted in preschools and involving parents in Southern Finland from September 2017 to May 2018. It was designed as a randomised trial, clustered at preschool-level. Parents of 3–6-year-olds answered questionnaires recording PEL, parental role modelling for EBRBs, and the family environment measured as EBRBs availability and accessibility. Linear Mixed Models with Repeated Measures were used in order to detect intervention effects. Models included group by time interactions. When examining intervention effects separated by PEL groups, models with three-level interactions (group × time-points × PEL) were evaluated. There was an interaction effect for the availability of sugary everyday foods and drinks (p = 0.002). The analyses showed that the control group increased availability (p = 0.003), whereas in the intervention group no changes were detected (p = 0.150). In the analysis separated by PEL groups, changes were found only for the accessibility of sugary treats at home; the high PEL control group increased the accessibility of sugary treats (p = 0.022) (interaction effect: p = 0.027). Hence, results suggest that the DAGIS multicomponent intervention had a limited impact on determinants for children’s healthy EBRBs, and no impact was found in the low PEL group.


Cephalalgia ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
K-D Juang ◽  
S-J Wang ◽  
J-L Fuh ◽  
S-R Lu ◽  
Y-S Chen

The relationship of chronic daily headache (CDH) and childhood adversity is still controversial. We therefore conducted a survey for CDH (≥15 days/month, average ≥ 2 h/day) among all students in three public schools in Taiwan. The Global Family Environment Scale (GFES), which yields a score according to childhood adverse events in the family, was used to compare childhood adversity between cases of CDH and their age- and sex-matched controls. In total, 4645 students were surveyed and 58 with CDH were identified. Significantly lower GFES scores, indicative of worse childhood adversities, were evident in the CDH group (76.7 ± 19.2), compared with the control group (86.0 ± 8.9, P = 0.001). Physical abuse (10% vs. 0, P = 0.012) and parental divorce (17% vs. 3%, odds ratio = 5.8, P = 0.015) were more frequent in the CDH group. The results indicate that childhood adversitys may contribute to greater risk of the development of CDH in young adolescents.


2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled A. M. Elbeh ◽  
Yasser M. Elserogy ◽  
Menna F. Hamid ◽  
Romany H. Gabra

Abstract Background Epilepsy has significant effects on the behavior of most people who suffer it. In some cases, the seizure activity itself is manifested as a brief change in behavior that might appear unusual to the casual observer. Evidence also suggests that epilepsy can affect behavior when seizures are not occurring. Descriptions of inter-ictal behavior in people with epilepsy have a long and controversial history. The study aims to assess the personality disorders among epileptic patients and impact of the severity of epilepsy on personality traits. Methods: This study is conducted upon 90 patients presented at outpatient clinic of epilepsy in Assiut University Hospital diagnosed as having epilepsy versus 40 cross-matched healthy controls. Patient group were classified into two groups (refractory versus controlled groups). All patients and control were subjected to (1) detailed medical interview. (2) Assessment of intelligence using The Arabic Version of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. (3) Conventional EEG study. (4) The Arabic Version of The Structured interview for the five-factor model of personality. Results A relationship was found between personality traits and the severity of epilepsy. When patients have more severe epilepsy, they often have a high seizure frequency, they use more antiepileptic medications. It is likely that in those patients the need for control is usually high (because seizures mean a loss of control). Regarding the five-factor model of personality which we used to assess the personality traits of our selected studied samples, we found that the five main domains of the scale which are neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness differ markedly between the two groups of our patients. We found neuroticism was markedly increased at the refractory epileptic patients than the controlled epileptic ones, while extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness increased at the controlled epileptic patients than the refractory epileptic ones. Conclusion Patients with epilepsy have raised scores for several personality traits also those personality traits are different in patients with refractory and controlled epilepsy. Also, those personality traits are different compared with a control group from the general population.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 097-104
Author(s):  
Livana PH ◽  
Rina Anggraeni

Abstract: The psychosocial development of children is influenced by the family environment including the role of parents in parenting, so parents should educate children well in order for children to develop optimally achieve development tasks, but the current phenomenon there are parents educating children using physical and verbal violence. The impact of violence on children is a disorder of psychosocial development. Actions that can be taken are providing health education about psychosocial develop- ment of normal and deviant school-age children. This study aimed to identify the influence of health education on psychosocial development against physical and verbal violence of school-aged children in Kendal City. The design used pre and post test without control group. The sample was 1320 school- age children of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade in 20 public elementary schools in Kendal city which was chosen by purposive sampling. The data were analyzed using Chisquare test. The results showed that there was an influence of health education on psychosocial development of school-age children with verbal and physical violence. It is suggested to parents to discipline children in the family environment, it requires understanding and knowledge of parents in educating children, without verbal and physical violence so that the child’s psychosocial development according to the task of development.Keywords: Health education on psychosocial development, physical and verbal violence, school age children.Abstrak: Perkembangan psikososial anak dipengaruhi lingkungan keluarga termasuk peran orang tua dalam mengasuh anak, sehingga orang tua harus mendidik anak secara baik agar anak berkembang optimal mencapai tugas perkembangan, tetapi fenomena saat ini ada orang tua mendidik anak menggunakan kekerasan fisik dan verbal. Dampak kekerasan pada anak yaitu gangguan perkembangan psikososial. Tindakan yang dapat dilakukan yaitu memberikan pendidikan kesehatan tentang perkembangan psikososial anak usia sekolah yang normal dan yang menyimpang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk pengidentifikasi pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan tentang perkembangan psikososial terhadap kekerasan fisik dan verbal pada anak usia sekolah di Kota Kendal.Desain penelitiannya menggunakan pre and post test without control group. Sampel penelitian ini sebanyak 1320 anak usia sekolah yang menduduki kelas 4, 5, dan 6 di 20 SD Negeri di Kota Kendal yang dipilih dengan cara purposive sampling. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji Chisquare. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan tentang perkembangan psikososial anak usia sekolah dengan kekerasan verbal dan fisik. Disarankan kepada orang tua untukmendisiplinkan anak di lingkungan keluarga, diperlukan pemahaman dan pengetahuanorang tua dalam mendidik anak, tanpa melakukan kekerasan verbal dan fisik agar perkembangan psikososial anak sesuai tugas perkembangan.Kata kunci: Pendidikan kesehatan tentang perkembangan psikososial, kekerasan fisik dan verbal, anak usia sekolah.


Author(s):  
Keren Cuervo

The increase in the rate of child to parent violence is a concern for society in various countries. Different psychological and personal characteristics tend to define the profile of the minors who commit this type of offense. Various social factors have been also related to this type of violence, including exposure to violence, the family environment and parenting. The relationship between child to parent violence and previous exposure to violence has yet to be clarified. Comparatively little research on this crime involving samples from juvenile court has been undertaken. This study uses a standardized measure (YLS/CMI) to determine the extent to which three of the most extensively studied groups of factors in child to parent violence—the family context, parenting and the adolescents’ psychological characteristics are relevant in the predicting this type of violence. The sample consisted of a total of 342 juveniles from a Juvenile Court in Eastern Spain, dealt with under the terms of Organic Law 5/2000 regulating the Criminal Responsibility of Minors. A child to parent violence group is compared with a control group committing the entire range of offenses. Personal variables, antisocial personality and exposure to violence play a clear role in the commission of this type of crime. Parenting has a determinant influence even when compared with family characteristics. What affects the commission of this type of violence in the most serious cases is therefore not having been exposed to it, but instead the individual’s upbringing and their current relationship with their parents.


2014 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 245-248
Author(s):  
Ji Hong Wang ◽  
Cai Xia Wang

The impact of family environmental factors on children with asthma was studied by comparatively analyzing effects of family environmental factors on children with asthma and healthy children to provide a feasible basis for the psychological care. Family Environment Scale Chinese Version (FES-CV) was used conduct a questionnaire on the family environment of 40 children with asthma and 40 healthy children. Scores of the cohesion, emotional expression, successness, entertainment and organization of children in the asthma group were significantly lower than those in the control group, while scores of contradiction were higher than those in the control group. A relatively poor family environment could affect more in children with asthma compared with healthy children, suggesting that that more attention should be paid to the improvement of children’s families and a proper targeted psychological intervention should be given to the children.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Candini ◽  
Marta Ghisi ◽  
Gioia Bottesi ◽  
Clarissa Ferrari ◽  
Viola Bulgari ◽  
...  

The aims of this study were (a) to investigate the presence of clinically significant personality traits and personality disorders (PD) in patients living in residential facilities, with or without a history of violence (69 and 46, respectively); and (b) to investigate any associations between clinically significant personality traits and PDs, aggression, impulsivity, hostility, and violent behavior during a 1-year follow-up. The most frequent primary diagnoses were schizophrenia (58.3%) and PD (20.9%). Those with a history of violence demonstrated more antisocial and alcohol dependence features and lower depressive PD symptoms than the control group. Hostility levels, antisocial symptoms, and drug dependence, as well as a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II diagnosis of PD, predicted aggressive and violent behavior during follow-up. The study confirms the relevance of assessing PDs both to evaluate the risk of violent behavior and to plan appropriate preventive and treatment intervention.


Ciencia Unemi ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (25) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Carmen Graciela Zambrano Villalba ◽  
Elka Almeida-Monge

La familia, como sistema social, es el conjunto de interacciones dinámicas que facilitan el desarrollo de habilidades cognitivas sociales en los subsistemas del grupo familiar. El clima social familiar se caracteriza por las relaciones que se establecen entre los subsistemas familiares, involucra aspectos de comunicación social, emocional, interacción y crecimiento personal, fundamentado en la vida en común. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la influencia del clima familiar en la conducta violenta en 1502 escolares de 8 a 15 años. El 51% fueron mujeres y 49% hombres. Se utilizó la Escala de Clima familiar de Family environment scale (FES) de Moos  y Moos y la Escala de Conducta Violenta en la Escuela de Little et al. Se correlacionó el grado de apoyo, expresión social y el grado de interacción conflictiva. Los resultados evidenciaron el 38% de falta de integración familiar, que influyó en el 70% de conducta violenta de los escolares. Se concluye que del grado de integración social familiar dependen las conductas violentas en 70%, caracterizado por conducta violenta manifiesta pura del 70% y conducta violenta relacional pura del 69% en la dinámica relacional del sistema escolar. AbstractThe family as a social system is the set of dynamic interactions that facilitate the development of social cognitive skills in the subsystems of the family group. The family social climate is characterized by the relationships established between family subsystems, involves aspects of social communication, emotional, interaction and personal growth based on common life. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of family climate on violent behavior in 1502 schoolchildren from 8 to 15 years old. 51% were women and 49% men. The Family Environment Scale (FES) of Moos and Moos and the Scale of Violent Behavior in the School of Little et al. were used. The degree of support, social expression and the degree of conflictive interaction were correlated. The results showed a 38% lack of family integration, which influenced 70% violent behavior of school children. It is concluded that violent behaviors depend 70% on the degree of social family integration, characterized by pure manifest violent behavior of 70% and pure relational violent conduct of 69% in the relational dynamics of the school system.


Psichologija ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 103-118
Author(s):  
Rimantas Vosylis ◽  
Aidas Perminas ◽  
Rita Žukauskienė

Užsienyje yra atlikta nemažai tyrimų, rodančių, kad dėl didėjančių reikalavimų mokykloje ir naujai atsiradusių socialinių interesų, taip pat biologinių pokyčių paaugliai miega nepakankamai ilgai ir kokybiškai. Dėl to nukenčia jų pažangumas mokykloje, didėja psichoaktyvių medžiagų naudojimo rizika ir kita. Užsienyje šia kryptimi atlikta nemažai tyrimų, vis dėlto nedaug yra tyrinėtas miego kokybės ryšys su tyrimų, vertinančių, kaip asmenybės bruožai gali būti susiję su miego kokybe, per miegui nepalankų elgesį, rasti pavyko nedaug, o paauglių tokių tyrimų neradome. Taigi, siekdami įvertinti Lietuvos paauglių miego kokybės rodiklius, asmenybės bruožų ir miego kokybės sąsajas bei kaip asmenybės bruožai yra susiję su įvairia sveikatai nepalankia elgsena, kuri savo ruožtu gali turėti didelę įtaką ir miego kokybei, apklausėme 88 vaikinus ir 124 merginas (amžiaus vidurkis 17,7 metų) iš dviejų Kauno mokyklų. Tyrimui buvo sudarytas klausimynas, skirtas įvertinti įvairius miego kokybės aspektus ir miegui nepalankų elgesį. Asmenybės bruožams tirti buvo naudotas NEO PI-R klausimynas. Rezultatai parodė, kad vaikinų ir merginų neurotizmo bruožas yra susijęs su didesniais sunkumais užmigti ir mažesniu pasitenkinimu nakties poilsiu, kad ir koks būtų elgesys, susijęs su miego kokybe. Merginų grupėje atvirumo patyrimui bruožas yra susijęs su mieguistumu dieną, o ekstraversija ir mažesnis sutariamumas yra susiję su sunkumais užmigti. Ši sąsaja yra veikiama dažnesnio psichoaktyvių medžiagų vartojimo. Vaikinų sąmoningumo bruožas yra susijęs su dažnesniu miegojimu dieną. Ši sąsaja yra veikiama dažnesnio sportavimo. Užsiėmimas atpalaiduojančia veikla prieš miegą merginų grupėje yra susijęs su atvirumo patyrimui ir sąmoningumo bruožais bei su didesniais sunkumais užmigti ir miegojimu dieną. Vaikinų ekstravesija, atvirumas patyrimui ir sutariamumas su miego kokybe bei su miego kokybe susijusiu elgesiu nėra susiję.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: miego kokybė, su miego kokybe susijęs elgesys, paaugliai, asmenybės bruožai, penkių faktorių modelis.The Relationship among Sleep Quality, Sleep-related Behaviour and Personality Traits in Older SchoolchildrenRimantas Vosylis, Aidas Perminas, Rita Žukauskienė SummaryObjectives. Adolescence is a period of various physical, cognitive activities, emotional and social alterations, which need additional bodily resources and naturally good and sufficient sleep for renewing these resources. However, increased requirements in school, new social interests, biological alterations make adolescents’ sleep not sufficiently long and qualitative enough, so achievements at school and the quality of life generally suffer. There are a lot of researches on this topic in foreign countries, but we couldn’t find any in Lithuania. Little research, both in Lithuania and abroad, has been done on personality and sleep quality relations in adolescence and on how personality traits can be related to sleep quality, how this relation can be affected by sleep-related behaviour.Purpose. To evaluate the relationship of personality features to sleep quality and sleep-related behaviour in older schoolchildren. The research involved 88 boys and 124 girls from two Kaunas schools. Methods. A questionnaire was prepared to evaluatesleep quality. It contained 31 questions concerning various sleep quality aspects. Four indices (troubles in falling asleep, night rest satisfaction, daytime fatigue, habit to sleep in the daytime) were selected after a factor analysis. Additionally, 12 questions concerning sleep-related behaviour were asked, from which four indices (use of psychoactive substances, sport, PC games and watching TV, relaxation activity before sleep) were constructed after factor analysis and used in this study. The NEO PI-R questionnaire was used to measure personality traits.Results. In boys and girls, neuroticism is related with the difficulties of falling asleep and less satisfaction with night’s rest independently of sleep-related behaviour. Girls’ openness to experience is related to daytime fatigue, and their extraversion andsmaller agreeableness are related with difficulties of falling asleep, but this association is affected by the use of psychoactive substances. Boys’ conscientiousness is related to daytime sleeping, but this relation is affected by engaging in sport activities. Girls’ engagement in the activities that help relax before sleep is related to their higher conscientiousness, higher agreeableness, more frequent difficulties with falling asleep and daytime sleeping. Boys’ extraversion, openness, agreeableness and sleep quality are not related to each other.Keywords: sleep quality, sleep quality-related behaviour, adolescents, personality traits, five-factor model.


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