| Abstract: | M. C. JONES (SEE 42:5) FOUND THAT MALE ADOLESCENTS WHO LATER BECAME PROBLEM DRINKERS WERE DISTINGUISHED BY A SET OF TRAITS SUGGESTING UNDERLYING DEPENDENCE WITH OVERCOMPENSATORY STRIVINGS FOR MALENESS AND THAT PATTERNS OF NON-PROBLEM-DRINKING AND ABSTAINING ARE ALSO CORRELATED WITH DISPOSITIONS OF PERSONALITY. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS WORK FOR THE NEGLECTED FIELD OF ALCOHOL-RELATED BEHAVIOR IS DISCUSSED. IT IS FELT THAT JONES' STUDY, THOUGH HIGHLY ORIGINAL, SUFFERS FROM THE FACT THAT HER FREQUENCY-AMOUNT SCHEME FOR CLASSIFYING DRINKERS LACKS SUBTLETY AND IS NOT BASED ON GENERAL THEORY. A SCHEME FOR CLASSIFYING ALCOHOL-RELATED BEHAVIOR ON THE BASIS OF ITS RELATIONS TO THE PURPOSES, FUNCTIONING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL IS BRIEFLY OUTLINED, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE ARE INDICATED. (16 REF.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
