Table 3.
Alcohol consumption frequency by uncontrollability and exaltation
| Personality traits | AC frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 3–4 times per week | On weekends | Only on special occasions | ||
| Uncontrollabilitya | Normal | 20.0 | 33.8 | 25.9 | 37.3 |
| Accentuation | 60.0 | 46.2 | 36.1 | 41.7 | |
| Strong accentuation | 20.0 | 15.4 | 35.4 | 19.6 | |
| Significant accentuation | 0 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | |
| Exaltationb | Normal | 0 | 24.6 | 12.5 | 9.3 |
| Accentuation | 40.0 | 36.9 | 39.2 | 34.7 | |
| Strong accentuation | 60.0 | 18.5 | 32.3 | 33.6 | |
| Significant accentuation | 0 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 22.3 | |
aPearson’s chi-square test = 39.85, p < 0.001, bPearson’s chi-square test = 26.58, p < 0.01; all df = 9