Citation

Loxton NJ, Wan VL, Ho AM, Cheung BK, Tam N, Leung FY, Stadlin A. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008; 95(1-2): 81-89.

Affiliation

School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.12.009

PMID

18242007

Abstract

To investigate the relationship between personality, club-drug use and high-risk drug-related behaviour, 360 club-drug users and 303 non-drug users in Hong Kong were assessed on measures of two impulsivity dimensions, reward drive and rash impulsivity, and a related trait of punishment sensitivity. The most frequently used drugs were ketamine, ecstasy, and cannabis, with the majority of participants using two or more drugs on any one occasion. Club-drug users were more rash-impulsive and reward-driven, and less punishment-sensitive than non-drug users (p<0.001). Rash impulsivity, but not reward drive or punishment sensitivity, was significantly (p<0.001) associated with risky drug-related behaviour. There was no association between any personality traits and preferred drug. These findings suggest that, while those who use club drugs are generally more impulsive and less punishment-sensitive, some discrete facets of impulsivity are associated with differing patterns of drug-use behaviour.

Language: en