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Table 4 Alcohol consumption to overcome sexual or emotional inhibitions or for courage, by Demonstrativeness, Hyper-perseverance, and Uncontrollability

From: Alcohol consumption and accentuated personality traits among young adults in Romania: a cross-sectional study

Personality traits

AC in order to escape from sexual or emotional inhibitions, to take courage

Almost not at all

Occasionally, often

Demonstrativenessa

Normal

34.7

33.0

Accentuation

46.3

53.4

Strong accentuation

17.8

13.5

Significant accentuation

1.1

0

Hyper-perseveranceb

Normal

12.1

15.2

Accentuation

54.2

58.6

Strong accentuation

33.3

26.1

Significant accentuation

0.4

0

Uncontrollabilityc

Normal

37.1

28.2

Accentuation

40.0

43.4

Strong accentuation

21.9

24.4

Significant accentuation

1.0

4.0

  1. aPearson’s chi-square test = 9.76, p < 0.001, bPearson’s chi-square test = 8.49, p < 0.01, cPearson’s chi-square test = 19.97, p < 0.001; all df = 3