What Did You Expect? Substance Use Expectancies Mediate the Relationships Between Dark Triad Traits, Substance Use, and Substance Preference.
This study explores the role of substance use expectancies as mediators between the Dark Triad of personality, substance use, and substance use preferences. A sample of college students ( M = 19.38, SD = 2.63, N = 207) completed an online questionnaire that assessed the Dark Triad traits, substance use history, substance preferences, and substance use expectancies. Three specific substance use expectancies-increased confidence, tension reduction, and cognitive enhancement-were shown to either partially or fully mediate the relationships between the Dark Triad and substance use behaviors and preference for certain substances of abuse. These findings may hold clinical implications for the treatment of substance use disorders and further the understanding of factors contributing to the etiology and progression of substance abuse and substance use disorders.
['Gott|Adam Jordan|AJ|', 'Hetzel-Riggin|Melanie D|MD|']
D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder D002755:Choice Behavior D005260:Female D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice D006801:Humans D008257:Machiavellianism D008297:Male D009289:Narcissism D019966:Substance-Related Disorders D055815:Young Adult
substance use substance use expectancy mediation Dark Triad substance preference drugs and alcohol