Citation

Koposov RA, Ruchkin VV, Eisemann M, Sidorov PI. J. Drug Educ. 2005; 35(2): 111-130.

Affiliation

Institute of Psychology and Psychiatry, Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russia. rkoposov@arh.ru

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Baywood Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16312109

Abstract

The relationships between alcohol expectancies, level of alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, aggression, and personality factors in 198 Russian male juvenile delinquents were assessed. A clustering procedure was used in order to establish main patterns of alcohol expectancies, yielding three major clusters. Level of alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, aggression, and personality factors were compared across the identified clusters. It was established that juvenile delinquents with a high level of positive alcohol expectancies and aggression represented a risk-group for higher involvement in drinking behavior as well as problem drinking, which in turn are related to specific personality traits. Implications of these findings for alcohol prevention among the youth are discussed.