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- Psychosocial profiles of college students: chemical and behavioural addictionsPublication . de Moura, Andreia; Castro, Natália; Pedrosa e Sousa, Hélder Fernando; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Ferros, Lígia; Ferreira, Maria José; Caridade, Sónia; Negreiros, JorgeAddiction behaviours, whether referring to psychoactive substances or others of a behavioural dependencies, constitute a public health problem to be addressed. This cross-sectional and comparative exploratory study aims to identify the psychosocial profile of college students in terms of chemical and behavioural addictions. This convenience sample consisted of 260 adult college students (32 male), aged between 18 and 51 years old. Life Events Checklist 5 (LEC-5), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist 5 (PCL-5), Childhood History Questionnaire, Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale (ECR-RS), Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRPS), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and Internet Addiction Test (IAT), were used. Using the Mann-Whitney U test, significant differences were found between the low-level alcohol consumers group and moderate to high-level consumers group in aggressiveness, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and insecure attachment. Regarding Internet addiction, the results reveal differences in terms of aggressiveness, insecure attachment, and secondary psychopathy between subjects with normative use and subjects addicted to the Internet. When compared to subjects without addictions, subjects with addiction behaviours experience more adverse childhood experiences (ACE), more PTSD symptoms, higher levels of aggressiveness, greater avoidance and anxiety in affective relationships, and more predisposition to manifest deviant psychopathy behaviours. This study contributes to identifying different psychosocial profiles of college students concerning chemical and behavioural addictions and highlights the impact of those profiles on aggressiveness, PTSD, and insecure attachment, essential for the design of more effective prevention and intervention programs with these specific groups.
- The role of personality in the capacity to lovePublication . Fonte, Carla; Pires, Sara; Ferreira, Maria JoséIntroduction. The main objective of this study was to analyze the role of the Big Five personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in the capacity to love. The capacity to love involves the ability to engage in, invest in, and sustain a committed romantic relationship, arising from complex developmental processes beginning in childhood and evolving throughout life. Although it may appear as a dispositional attribute, limited evidence exists regarding its association with personality traits. Method. A total of 839 participants aged 18 to 74 were included. Data were gathered using a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Big Five Inventory (BFI), and the Capacity to Love Inventory (CTL-I). These instruments were adapted for digital formats and disseminated online. Results. A positive association was found between the personality traits and the CTL dimensions. Four traits —agreeableness, openness to experience, extraversion, and emotional stability— showed a modest contribution to predicting the CTL, with agreeableness emerging as the strongest predictor and most correlated trait. Statistically significant differences also appeared in all the sociodemographic variables examined. Conclusions. These findings indicate a relationship between personality and the capacity to love, thereby enhancing our understanding of personal functioning systems and certain individual difficulties. The results underscore practical implications for tailoring personalized interventions in relationship counseling, emotional regulation, and the development of social skills and empathy, ultimately promoting individual mental health and healthier relationships.