Normative change in both problematic alcohol involvement and personality has been largely attributed to individuals’ undertaking roles associated with adulthood, such as marriage and parenthood. However, a formal investigation of how changes in problematic alcohol involvement correspond to changes in personality while accounting for adult role status (e.g., marital, parental) has yet to be conducted. This article is an investigation of the nature of the respective changes in problematic alcohol involvement and personality and how these changes are associated, accounting for the adult role statuses (i.e., marriage and parenthood) assumed during emerging and early adulthood.
