THE STUDY OF INTERCORRELATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AND ALCOHOL USAGE BY CHILD-BEARING AGE WOMEN

Authors

  • E. A. Burina Author
  • I. V. Grandilevskaya Author

Abstract

   The article shows a fragment of research grant project results of the study of psychological factors that influence the alcohol consumption by childbearing age women. Research materials of sample of 80 non-pregnant women living in St. Petersburg, at risk for alcohol use, described. Following personal characteristics peculiar to the respondents were identified: low level of internality, introversion, low level of responsibility, emotional instability. The hierarchy of respondents’ motives was also investigated: the highest number of motivational objects occurs in the sphere of self-realization. Furthermore most of the motivational objects are not localized in time, and the high value of unclassified responses indicates a lack of motives formation. In addition, it was found that health is not represented among the motivational objects and is not a priority motive even in women who actively want children.

Author Biographies

  • E. A. Burina
    Senior lecturer of the Department of Medical Psychology and Psychophysiology, Saint Petersburg State University
  • I. V. Grandilevskaya
    Candidate of psychological sciences, Assistant Professor of the Department of Medical Psychology and Psychophysiology, Saint Petersburg State University

Published

2016-01-12

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Brief reports