This study examined the utility of Cloninger's tridimensional personality theory (1986,
1987a) in predicting preferred substance of abuse and self‐reported motivations for use …

This study tested derivations from Cloninger's (1987a) theory of substance use on a sample
of 457 adolescents. A 67-item adaptation of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire …

This research addressed the question of whether relationships exist between personality
dimensions, antisocial behavior, and alcohol or other substance misuse (AOSM) in …

We examined relationships among personality (ie, negative affectivity and
conscientiousness), and use of licit and illicit substances in a sample of 421 college-aged …

Background: Drug addiction and alcoholism involve a complex etiopathogenesis with a
variable degree of risk contributions from the host (person), environment, and addictive …

Trait novelty seeking has been consistently implicated in substance use, yet the origins and
mechanisms of novelty seeking in substance use proneness are unclear. We aimed to …

The relationship of personality to patterns of adolescent substance use was examined in an
effort to determine the extent to which these domains overlap. During the first year of a …

Objective: To evaluate studies that applied Cloninger's tridimensional theory of personality
to substance abusers. Methods: Medline and PsychInfo data bases were searched for …

Within the context of a prospective longitudinal research design, the structure of personality
and initial levels of drug use were used to predict, multivariately, later drug use among male …

Interest in examining more precisely the relationships between specific motives for drug and
alcohol use and personality prompted the undertaking of this study. By means of a series of …