Disintegration predicts problem alcohol and drug use, quality of life, and experience in close relationships over the Big Five and HEXACO personality traits

Nedeljković, Boban and Topalović, Nevena (2023) Disintegration predicts problem alcohol and drug use, quality of life, and experience in close relationships over the Big Five and HEXACO personality traits. Primenjena psihologija, 16 (2). pp. 269-294. ISSN 2334-7287

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Abstract

The Disintegration trait (i.e., proneness to psychotic-like experiences and
behaviors) was recently proposed as the basic personality trait that supplements
the space of individual differences framed by well-known Big Five and HEXACO
models. In this research, we provided additional evidence of the unique
contribution of Disintegration in predicting the individual differences in some
outcomes whose relations with this trait are mainly unexplored. In the first study
(N = 300), we employed a 20-item measure of Disintegration (DELTA-20), a short
form of the Big Five Inventory (BFI-10), alcohol and drug use disorders
identification tests (AUDIT, DUDIT), and Flanagan's Quality of Life Scale (QoLS).The results showed that Disintegration predicts higher levels of problem alcohol
and drug use, and lower quality of life, over and above the Big Five traits, thus
increasing the proportion of explained variance by 3% and 1%, respectively. In the
second study (N = 537), we used a 10-item measure of Disintegration (DELTA-10),
a 60-item form of HEXACO, and a Serbian version of the Modified and Revised
Experiences in Close Relationship scale (SM-ECR-R). The results showed that
Disintegration predicts higher levels of avoidance and anxiety in close
relationships over and above HEXACO traits, with an incremental contribution in
the explained variance of 2% and 11%, respectively. In sum, our findings suggested
that the Disintegration trait, assessed by either the shorter or longer measure,
accounts for unique variance in individual, wellbeing-related outcomes, and
dyadic functioning-related outcomes. The limitations and future directions are
discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	COBISS.ID=119768585
Uncontrolled Keywords:	schizotypy, personality traits, substance use, quality of life, adult attachment
Research Department:	Welfare Economics
Depositing User:	Jelena Banovic
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2023 11:10
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2023 11:10
URI:	http://35.240.28.64/id/eprint/1920
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