The Association between the Five-Factor Model of Personality and Problem Cannabis Use: A Meta-Analysis

Abstract

This a datafile for a meta-analysis. The aim of this meta-analysis was to examine the association between the five-factor model of personality and problem cannabis use. Only studies using reliable and valid measures of the variables were included. The meta-analysis included eight separate samples from five different studies and a total of 5,334 participants. The results of the meta-analysis indicate that four of the traits in the five-factor model of personality traits had a significant association with problem cannabis use: neuroticism (r = .33, p = <.05, 95% CI [.01,.59], conscientiousness (r = -.29, p = <.01, 95% CI [-.46,-.10], agreeableness (r = -.29, p = <.05, 95% CI [.01,.59], and openness (r = .18, p = <.05, 95% CI [.03,.32]. The results suggest that individuals who use cannabis to a problematic extent share a common personality profile that differentiates problematic cannabis use from other forms of addictive behaviours due to the present finding of a positive association with openness to experience. The findings of this meta-analysis support the value of the five-factor model of personality and may point to the development of new prevention and treatment strategies