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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023

The four-factor personality model and its qualitative correlates among opioid agonist therapy clients.

Ioan T Mahu, Patricia J Conrod, Sean P Barrett, Aïssata Sako, Jennifer Swansburg, Sherry H Stewart

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ioan T MahuDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Life Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Patricia J ConrodSte-Justine Hospital, Centre de Recherche, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Sean P BarrettDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Life Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Aïssata SakoQuebec-Atlantic Node, Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse, Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Jennifer SwansburgDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Life Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Sherry H StewartDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Life Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Dalhousie University · CAQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre · CAUniversité de Montréal · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The Four Factor Personality Vulnerability model identifies four specific personality traits (e.g., sensation seeking [SS], impulsivity [IMP], anxiety sensitivity [AS], and hopelessness [HOP]) as implicated in substance use behaviors, motives for substance use, and co-occurring psychiatric conditions. Although the relationship between these traits and polysubstance use in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) clients has been investigated quantitatively, no study has examined the qualitative expression of each trait using clients' voice. Method: Nineteen Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) clients (68.4% male, 84.2% white, mean age[SD] = 42.71 [10.18]) scoring high on one of the four personality traits measured by the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale [SURPS] completed a semi-structured qualitative interview designed to explore their lived experience of their respective trait. Thematic analysis was used to derive themes, which were further quantified using content analysis. Results: Themes emerging from interviews reflected (1) internalizing and externalizing symptoms, (2) adversity experiences, and (3) polysubstance use. Internalizing symptoms subthemes included symptoms of anxiety, fear, stress, depression, and avoidance coping. Externalizing subthemes included anger, disinhibited cognitions, and anti-social and risk-taking behaviors. Adverse experiences subthemes included poor health, poverty, homelessness, unemployment, trauma, and conflict. Finally, polysubstance use subthemes include substance types, methods of use, and motives. Differences emerged between personality profiles in the relative endorsement of various subthemes, including those pertaining to polysubstance use, that were largely as theoretically expected. Conclusion: Personality is associated with unique cognitive, affective, and behavioral lived experiences, suggesting that personality may be a novel intervention target in adjunctive psychosocial treatment for those undergoing OAT.

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methadonemotivesopioid agonist therapypersonalitypolysubstance usequalitative–quantitative analysis

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PMID37363172
PMCPMC10289030
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