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ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY
Addictive Personality
Introduction
Excessive consumption of alcohol is an issue that is hotly debated. There are people who
have a belief that it is an issue of personality as there are individuals who are socially stable yet
they are heavy drinkers. The research done on men was set to identify with the aid of statistical
study the facts behind excessive consumption of alcohol and to find the weight of the following
statement; Men who consume alcohol in excess have an addictive personality.
The Research
The authors are trying to answer the question of whether there is an addictive personality.
The question is narrowed down to focus on the search for an answer on whether people and
specifically men with a social stability but with a tendency of over consumption of alcohol
actually have an addictive personality. The above question must have arisen from the aspect that
there are people who are socially stable despite their excessive consumption of alcohol.
The hypothesis being tested is the aspect that people who are over indulging and thus
over consuming alcohol are doing so because they basically have an addictive personality. An
addictive personality therefore just like any other personality trait is just developed by a person.
The above assumption is thus blind to other factors that are associated with alcohol consumption
like influences.
The research focused on the assessment of Personality by the use of Karolinska Scales of
Personality (KSP). The comparisons were done with the aid of normative data. The principal
component analysis that is a projection approach was also employed. The above were helpful in

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1 Running Head: ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY Addictive Personality Name Tutor Institution Course Date 2 ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY Addictive Personality Introduction Excessive consumption of alcohol is an issue that is hotly debated. There are people who have a belief that it is an issue of personality as there are individuals who are socially stable yet they are heavy drinkers. The research done on men was set to identify with the aid of statistical study the facts behind excessive consumption of alcohol and to find the weight of the following statement; Men who consume alcohol in excess have an addictive personality. The Research The authors are trying to answer the question of whether there is an addictive personality. The question is narrowed down to focus on the search for an answer on whether people and specifically men with a social stability but with a tendency of over consumption of alcohol actually have an addictive personality. The above question must have arisen from the aspect that there are people who are socially stable despite their excessive consumption of alcohol. The hypothesis being tested is the aspect that people who are over indulging and thus over consuming alcohol are doing so because they basically have an addictive personality. An addictive personality therefore just like any other personality trait is just developed by a person. The above assumption is thus blind to other factors that are associated with alcohol consumption like influences. The research f ...
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