On the relationship between substance use and personality traits: Abstainers are not maladjusted

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Longitudinal Experience–Wide Association Studies—A Framework for Studying Personality Change (2020, background): “…and agreeableness have been also linked to a range of externalizing problems, including conduct disorders (Miller & Lynam, 2001), substance abuse (Sher & Trull, 1994; Walton & Roberts, 2004); and antisocial behaviour more generally (Atherton, Zheng, Bleidorn, & Robins, 2019; Krueger et al., 2002).”
Conscientiousness and Health across the Life Course (2005, methodology): “For example, the preponderance of evidence for the role of conscientiousness in the health process has relied exclusively on self-report methods (cf. Walton & Roberts, 2004).”
Personality and the prediction of consequential outcomes. (2006, background): “…actions: It is related to behavior problems in adolescent boys (Ge & Conger 1999), antisocial behavior (Shiner et al. 2002), deviance and suicide attempts (Verona et al. 2001), and along with low agreeableness, low conscientiousness is associated with substance abuse (Walton & Roberts 2004).”
Identity in Emerging Adulthood (2013, background): “Research has identified a fairly clear demarcation between individuals who experiment with problematic behavior and those whose levels of engagement are likely to persist into adulthood (Moffitt, 2006; Walton & Roberts, 2004).”