ABOUT ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY – THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS IN SUBSTANCE (AB)USE
ABOUT ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY – THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY AND DEFENSE MECHANISMS IN SUBSTANCE (AB)USE

Summary/Abstract: Addiction diseases are leading and one of the most serious problems of the current world, considering the consequences they cause to the individuals and to the society at all. The aim of this research was to examine whether there is a connection between personality traits and defense mechanisms between clinical and non-clinical sample, or between substance abusers and substance users. Clinical sample of men (N=30) was ranged from 18 to 60 years (M=38.9, SD=10.83), and a non-clinical sample (N=100) from 18 to 60 years (M=37.16, SD=6.78). The used instruments were consisted of the DSQ-40 Defense Mechanisms Questionnaire and the BFI-10 Personality Inventory and short sociodemographic background questionnaire. The results of the research showed that there is a statistically significant and positive correlation between mature defense mechanisms and personality dimensions Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Openness, between neurotic defense mechanisms and personality dimensions Extraversion and Openness but negative correlation between immature defense mechanisms and personality dimension Agreeableness. Also, clinical and non-clinical sample statistically significant differ in Extraversion and Agreeableness as well as in their defensive style.

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