Intercorrelational Structure of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire with an Alcoholic Population

Abstract

This correlational study included a sample of 237 alcoholics who had just completed a detoxification treatment and both male and female Native Americans and Caucasians were tested. On the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire the alcoholics were generally higher than normal samples on the dimensions of toughmindedness, emotionality, and the tendency to fake, but lower on extraversion. Only the P (toughmindedness) and N (emotionality) scales were significantly related. The other scales showed independence. Although scores should be separately reported by sex and race when using the scales, the questionnaire appears to be “culturally fair” for use with Native American alcoholics.