Table 2.
Reasons why young people first tried alcohol consumption by cyclothymia and hyperthymia
| Personality traits | The reasons for which young people tried first AC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be as peers | Boredom | Curiosity | Adult influence | ||
| Cyclothymiaa | Normal | 28.0 | 21.5 | 17.8 | 29.5 |
| Accentuation | 40.7 | 32.3 | 41.9 | 34.1 | |
| Strong accentuation | 26.4 | 43.1 | 35.4 | 33.0 | |
| Significant accentuation | 4.9 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | |
| Hyperthymiab | Normal | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
| Accentuation | 32.1 | 29.2 | 26.9 | 36.4 | |
| Strong accentuation | 40.7 | 35.4 | 54.4 | 46.6 | |
| Significant accentuation | 10.7 | 16.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 | |
aPearson’s chi-square test = 22.921, p < 0.01, bPearson’s chi-square test = 30.467, p < 0.001; all df = 9