Association between adverse childhood experiences, personality characteristics and male alcohol depen-dence / 中国神经精神疾病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the correlation between adverse childhood experiences, personality characteris?tics and alcohol dependence. Methods A total of 102 patients with alcohol-dependence (Patients group) and 106 volun?teers (control group) were rated by the adverse childhood experience scale (ACEs) and the big five personality scale (BFP). Results The prevalence of ACEs are significant higher in patients group than in control group, especially regard?ing emotional abuse, physical neglect, witness violence and substance abuse. The patients group has lower scores of de?light, conscientiousness and higher scores of psychoticism. Psychoticism and parents abuse alcohol in childhood were the risk factors of alcohol dependence. Conclusions There is a correlation between alcohol dependence with their ACEs, per?sonality characteristics and parents abused substance. The psychoticism increase the risk of alcohol dependence.