Relationship between Egocentrism, Alcohol Consumption and Reasons Given for Drinking
| Autor: | Robert E. Billingham, William C. Gross |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Consumption (economics) Motivation Egocentrism Alcohol Drinking 05 social sciences 050301 education 050109 social psychology Alcohol Alcoholism chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Risk Factors Humans Female 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology 0503 education Alcohol consumption General Psychology Defense Mechanisms Demography |
| Zdroj: | Psychological Reports. 67:459-464 |
| ISSN: | 1558-691X 0033-2941 |
| DOI: | 10.2466/pr0.1990.67.2.459 |
| Popis: | University students, 86 men and 141 women, completed a questionnaire from which their level of egocentrism, amount of alcohol consumed, and number of reasons for drinking could be estimated. Analysis supported earlier findings that men consume significantly more alcohol than do women. Both men and women who were rated as having high egocentrism scores gave significantly more reasons for drinking than did the women scoring low on egocentrism. Also, there was a significant correlation between egocentrism and reasons for drinking but not between egocentrism and amount consumed. The correlation was higher between the number of reasons given for drinking and the amount of alcohol consumed. Since men scoring high on egocentrism report the highest consumption, while high-scoring women report the lowest consumption, it is concluded that egocentrism plays an indirect role in the consumption of alcohol and the role it plays is different for men and women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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