Dynamics of neuroticism in the healing process of individuals addicted to alcohol

participants and procedure We conducted longitudinal studies. The first assessment was conducted on a group of 977 individuals. Neurotic traits were measured using the NEO-PI-R inventory at the initial stage of the treatment. During the second stage (after a year), the participants were tested again using the NEO-PI-R inventory. Abstinence was assessed on the basis of an interview, and we selected two subgroups: the ABS subgroup of patients succeeding in abstaining for a year (n = 116), and the nABS subgroup of non-abstainers (n = 73). In order to evaluate the dynamics of personality change in the scope of neurotic traits, the two-factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used; the analysis involved one factor of the repeated assessment and one inter-group factor. results Only those results that pointed to significant effects of change (ηp > .06) are described. Unlike in the nABS group, high variability was noted for Neuroticism (p < .001, ηp = .18) in the ABS group. Furthermore, in the ABS group, in contrast to the nABS group, there was a great decrease in constituent levels: N3 – Depression (p < .001, ηp = .13), N6 – Vulnerability (p < .001, ηp = .13), N1 – Anxiety (p < .001, ηp = .11), and N4 – Self-consciousness (p < .001, η 2 p = .10).