Female alcoholic subtypes : some clinical and social implications

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dc.contributor.advisorDe Wet, Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRobins, Cecilia Kayen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-21T19:20:57Z
dc.date.available2016-03-21T19:20:57Z
dc.date.issued1978en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaf xiii-xiv.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractClassifying subtypes is widely accepted in alcoholics research on males. Female alcoholics are largely investigated as a homogenous group. Furthermore, the literature indicates that female alcoholics are more psychologically disturbed than male alcoholics. The present study was set up to investigate these issues. Twenty-nine white female alcoholic in-patients at a specialist hospital for alcoholics were tested on Cattell's 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF), the Hostility Direction of Hostility Questionnaire (HDHQ) and the Semantic Differential (SD). Subjects were mostly from the lower-middle class with a mean age of 45,45. Subjects were assigned to one of three groups: Gamma, Delta and Intermediate as defined by Jellinek (1960) using Walton's criteria (1968) of Gamma/Delta alcoholism. It was hypothesized that there would be intergroup differences on all of the above measures. The Symptom Sign Inventory (SSI) was used to compare the degree of psychological disturbance on the above groups with an age-matched sample of male alcoholic in-patients on criteria of neuroticism, psychoticism and personal disturbance. The female gamma group had a higher Total Hostility (p < ,01) Extrapunitiveness (p < ,01) and Intrapunitiveness score (p < 05) than the female delta group. However, the three female subgroups did not differ from each other on the personality factors (16 PF), nor on measures of the perceptions of self (SD). In addition, no differences were found between the sexes in the manifestation of psychological disturbance; although a high proportion of subjects revealed psychological disturbance (SSI).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRobins, C. K. (1978). <i>Female alcoholic subtypes : some clinical and social implications</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18088en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRobins, Cecilia Kay. <i>"Female alcoholic subtypes : some clinical and social implications."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1978. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18088en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRobins, C. 1978. Female alcoholic subtypes : some clinical and social implications. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Robins, Cecilia Kay AB - Classifying subtypes is widely accepted in alcoholics research on males. Female alcoholics are largely investigated as a homogenous group. Furthermore, the literature indicates that female alcoholics are more psychologically disturbed than male alcoholics. The present study was set up to investigate these issues. Twenty-nine white female alcoholic in-patients at a specialist hospital for alcoholics were tested on Cattell's 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF), the Hostility Direction of Hostility Questionnaire (HDHQ) and the Semantic Differential (SD). Subjects were mostly from the lower-middle class with a mean age of 45,45. Subjects were assigned to one of three groups: Gamma, Delta and Intermediate as defined by Jellinek (1960) using Walton's criteria (1968) of Gamma/Delta alcoholism. It was hypothesized that there would be intergroup differences on all of the above measures. The Symptom Sign Inventory (SSI) was used to compare the degree of psychological disturbance on the above groups with an age-matched sample of male alcoholic in-patients on criteria of neuroticism, psychoticism and personal disturbance. The female gamma group had a higher Total Hostility (p < ,01) Extrapunitiveness (p < ,01) and Intrapunitiveness score (p < 05) than the female delta group. However, the three female subgroups did not differ from each other on the personality factors (16 PF), nor on measures of the perceptions of self (SD). In addition, no differences were found between the sexes in the manifestation of psychological disturbance; although a high proportion of subjects revealed psychological disturbance (SSI). DA - 1978 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1978 T1 - Female alcoholic subtypes : some clinical and social implications TI - Female alcoholic subtypes : some clinical and social implications UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18088 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRobins CK. Female alcoholic subtypes : some clinical and social implications. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1978 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18088en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleFemale alcoholic subtypes : some clinical and social implicationsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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