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2014
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Personality traits Personal identity Personology Personality theory Traits, PersonalityCiter ce document
Carmen Lemelin et al., « Personality, Substance Abuse, and Adolescent Risky Sexual Behaviors », Revue internationale de psychologie sociale, ID : 10670/1.rslyn8
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The aim of this study was to examine how personality traits and substance abuse explain adolescent risky sexual behaviors, notably age at the first sexual relation and the number of sexual partners. The sample consisted of 1553 adolescents and young adults who completed questionnaires on personality, substance abuse and sexual behaviors. Structural equations analyses showed that as extraversion increased, age at first sexual intercourse decreased and the number of partners rose. Substance abuse played a mediational role between several personality dimensions, more precisely extroversion, agreeability and conscientiousness, and risky sexual behaviors. Finally, there were also direct effects from extraversion and conscientiousness to sexual behaviors.