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Theory-Driven Intervention for Changing Personality: Expectancy Value Theory, Behavioral Activation, and Conscientiousness
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Magidson, Jessica F.; Roberts, Brent W.; Collado-Rodriguez, Anahi; Lejuez, C. W. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Considerable evidence suggests that personality traits may be changeable, raising the possibility that personality traits most linked to health problems can be modified with intervention. A growing body of research suggests that problematic personality traits may be altered with behavioral intervention using a bottom-up approach. That is, by…
Descriptors: Personality Change, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Personality Traits
The DSM-IV Construct of Cocaine Dependence in a Treatment Sample of Black, Mexican American, and White Men.
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Schafer, John; Caetano, Raul – Psychological Assessment, 1996
The unidimensionality of the fourth edition of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM-IV) construct of cocaine dependence was examined among 263 black, 212 Mexican American, and 256 white men in treatment. Results generally support a unidimensional model of the cocaine dependence indicators, with one indicator…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cocaine, Construct Validity, Drug Addiction
Substance Abuse: Implications for Counseling African American Men.
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Wade, Jay C. – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1994
Examines factors--such as unemployment, economic deprivation, racism, issues pertaining to gender roles--and their contribution to substance abuse in African American men. Specifically reviews the use of alcohol, opiates, crack, and cocaine. Argues that a biopsychosocial model offers the best framework in conceptualizing substance abuse and…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Blacks, Cocaine, Counseling