Personality dimensions and alcohol consumption in workers of a private security company
Journal Title: Revista Eugenio Espejo - Year 2022, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
e research was non-experimental, correlational, and cross-sectional with a quantitative approach. e population consisted of 100 security workers of a company who performed functions of security guards in the city of Quito. Data were collected using two validated instruments: the 16PF-V factorial personality questionnaire and the AUDIT test (for its acronym in English: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test). e most observed risk traits were unperturbed-with little anxiety (52%) and introverted-socially inhibited (49%), 79% of the participants did not show difficulties with alcohol consumption. e level of alcohol consumption was positively correlated and statistically significant with the anxiety personality dimension. Monitoring this problem and generating preventive and coping strategies in this regard is highlighted.
Authors and Affiliations
Ponce Guerra, César Eduardo; Jines Zurita, Katherine Arleth; Paredes Martinez, Josseline Brigitte; Sánchez Acosta, Adriana Carolina
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