Do Personality, Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy, and Depressive Symptomatology Affect Abstinence Status in Treatment-Seeking Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder?

Zofia Lebiecka, Ernest Tyburski, Tomasz Skoneczny, Jerzy Samochowiec, Adam Jędrzejewski and Jolanta Kucharska-Mazur
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Zofia Lebiecka: Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Ernest Tyburski: Department of Health Psychology, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
Tomasz Skoneczny: Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Jerzy Samochowiec: Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Adam Jędrzejewski: Department of Health Psychology, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
Jolanta Kucharska-Mazur: Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-18

Abstract: Given the high global incidence and disabling nature of alcohol use disorders, alongside high relapse rates, we sought to investigate potential predictors of abstinence, considered a prerequisite of full remission. With an aim to examine (i) the effect of personality, alcohol abstinence self-efficacy, and depressive symptomatology on abstinence status as our primary objective, and (ii) interactions between these three factors, as well as (iii) their changes over time as two secondary objectives, we recruited 51 inpatients at an alcohol rehabilitation center to complete the International Personality Item Pool, the Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory, and to provide information on abstinence attainment 2 months post-treatment. Although regression analyses revealed no evidence for the effect of the investigated factors (personality, self-efficacy, or depressive symptoms) on post-therapy abstinence, other findings emerged, demonstrating (i) a significant reduction in the severity of depressive symptoms, (ii) the effect of personality and alcohol abstinence self-efficacy on depressive symptom severity, and (iii) the role of personality in predicting the temptation to use alcohol in recovering drinkers. These preliminary indications of links between personality, self-efficacy, and subjective well-being mark a promising area for future research on powerful and relevant cues of relapse and abstinence efficacy.

Keywords: alcohol use disorders (AUDs); personality; depression; alcohol abstinence self-efficacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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