Correlates of Personality Traits on Alcohol Misuse among Workers in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study explored personality traits as correlates of alcohol misuse among workers in Anambra State, Nigeria. Two hundred and twenty-six (226) workers served as participants for the study. They were drawn from Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and Ministry of Works in Awka, Nnewi, and Onitsha city, Anambra State. The participants comprise of 91(40.3%) male and 135(59.7%) female. The participants’ ages range from 24 to 56 with mean age of 35.22 and standard deviation of 8.53. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the organizations, while accidental sampling technique was used to select the participants. Two Instruments were used: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), and Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI). Correlational design and Pearson Product Moment Coefficient Statistic were used to analyze the data collected. The study results showed that personality traits like extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness to experience correlated with alcohol misuse. Hence, it was recommended that campaign against misuse of alcohol should be intensified: This could be done either through radio, television, seminar, workshop and so on in order to enlighten workers and general populace on danger of misuse of alcohol and how it affects worker’s personality traits.