Table 3.
Psychopathological traits and alcohol drinking pattern, and predictive relation of AUDIT-C on MCMI-III, STAI-S/T, CD-RISC-25, and BASIC-SE scores.
| Psychopathological profile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor |
Abstainers (n = 117) Frequency (%) |
Moderate drinkers (n = 437) Frequency (%) |
Binge drinkers (n = 171) Frequency (%) |
TEST Prediction by AUDIT-C Simple Logistic Regression |
| Chi Square of Pearson vs. ABSTAINERS | ||||
| MCMI-III | ||||
| Clinical syndromes scales | ||||
| Anxiety | 14 (11.97) | 66 (15.10) | 40 (23.39) | β1 = 1.164** |
| χ2 = 5.953* | ||||
| Somatoform | – | – | 2 (1.17) | β1 = 1.458 n.s. |
| χ2 = 1.378 n.s. | ||||
| Bipolar: Maniac | 3 (2.56) | 12 (2.75) | 10 (5.85) | β1 = 1.120 n.s. |
| χ2 = 1.738 n.s. | ||||
| Dysthymia | 2 (1.71) | 10 (2.29) | 9 (5.26) | β1 = 1.172 n.s. |
| χ2 = 2.388 n.s. | ||||
| Alcohol dependence | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| – | ||||
| Drug dependence | – | 1 (0.23) | 4 (2.34) | β1 = 1.768** |
| χ2 = 2.775 | ||||
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | – | 2 (0.46) | 5 (2.92) | β1 = 1.538** |
| χ2 = 3.481 | ||||
| Thought disorder | – | 5 (1.14) | 7 (4.09) | β1 = 1.304* |
| χ2 = 4.909* | ||||
| Major depression | 4 (3.42) | 9 (2.06) | 17 (9.94) | β1 = 1.203* |
| χ2 = 4.372* | ||||
| Delusional disorder | 4 (3.42) | 21 (4.81) | 12 (7.02) | β1 = 1.045 n.s. |
| χ2 = 1.715 n.s. | ||||
| Personality disorders scales | ||||
| Schizoid | 6 (5.13) | 2,910 (2.5) | 7 (4.09) | β1 = 1.024 n.s. |
| χ2 = 0.1725 n.s. | ||||
| Avoidant | 9 (7.69) | 36 (8.24) | 13 (7.60) | β1 = 0.9392 n.s. |
| χ2 = 0.0008 n.s. | ||||
| Depressive | 6 (5.13) | 38 (8.70) | 25 (14.62) | β1 = 1.156* |
| χ2 = 6.516* | ||||
| Dependent | 9 (7.69) | 33 (7.55) | 17 (9.94) | β1 = 1.046 n.s. |
| χ2 = 0.4279 n.s. | ||||
| Histrionic | 7 (5.98) | 20 (4.58) | 6 (3.51) | β1 = 0.9808 n.s. |
| χ2 = 0.9866 n.s. | ||||
| Narcisistic | 28 (23.93) | 79 (18.08) | 38 (22.22) | β1 = 1.034 n.s. |
| χ2 = 0.1149 n.s. | ||||
| Antisocial | – | 1 (0.23) | 4 (2.34) | β1 = 1.693** |
| χ2 = 2.775 | ||||
| Aggressive (Sadistic) | 1(0.85) | 9 (2.06) | 4 (2.34) | β1 = 1.088 n.s. |
| χ2 = 0.8974 n.s. | ||||
| Compulsive | 5 (4.27) | 7 (1.60) | 1 (0.58) | β1 = 0.6188 n.s. |
| χ2 = 4.669* | ||||
| Passive-Aggressive (Negativistic) | 7 (5.98) | 49 (11.21) | 30 (17.54) | β1 = 1.219** |
| χ2 = 8.293** | ||||
| Self-defeating | 6 (5.13) | 27 (6.18) | 13 (7.60) | β1 = 0.9751 n.s. |
| χ2 = 0.6901 n.s. | ||||
| Schizotypal | 1 (0.85) | 9 (2.06) | 10 (5.85) | β1 = 1.254* |
| χ2 = 4.715* | ||||
| Borderline | 3 (2.56) | 25 (5.72) | 24 (14.04) | β1 = 1.322**** |
| χ2 = 10.76** | ||||
| Paranoid | 2 (1.71) | 17 (3.89) | 11 (6.43) | β1 = 1.084 n.s. |
| χ2 = 3.596 | ||||
| STAI-S/T | ||||
| State anxiety | 26 (22.22) | 219 (50.00) | 150 (87.50) | β1 = 2.349** |
| χ2 = 14.49*** | ||||
| Trait anxiety | 26 (22.22) | 291 (66.67) | 128 (75.00) | β1 = 1.424 n.s. |
| χ2 = 9.471** | ||||
| CD-RISC-25 | ||||
| Low resilience | 26 (22.22) | 146 (33.33) | 150 (87.50) | β1 = 0.2021*** |
| χ2 = 14.49*** | ||||
| BASIC-SE | ||||
| Low self-esteem | 26 (22.22) | 219 (50.00) | 128 (75.00) | β1 = 0.6450* |
| χ2 = 9.471** | ||||
*
p < 0.05;
**
p < 0.01;
***
p < 0.001;
****
p < 0.0001;
n.s., not significant; MCMI-III, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-Third Ed; STAI-S/T, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State; CDR-25, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale; BASIC-SE, Basic Self-Esteem Scale.