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Background: Several studies have pointed out the relationship between gender and personality in its various facets. The current study investigates if the personality traits of a person is associated with their gender. The rationale of the study is to understand what impact gender has on one’s personality. Methodology: A standardised survey was distributed to a sample of adolescents belonging to the age group of 16-21 years from Mumbai. Each person completed a different measure on the Big Five Personality traits. Women reported themselves to be higher in Neuroticism, Agreeableness, Warmth, and Openness to Feelings, whereas men were higher in Assertiveness and Openness to Ideas. The sample comprises of 50 men and 50 women each from the age group of 16-21 years. Results: Women scored comparatively higher on all the three scales which denotes women are more open to new experiences and new ideas, they are most likely to put others’ needs ahead of their own and cooperate rather than compete with each other. They experience negative emotions like fear, anxiety, guilt and shame intensely. Whereas men on the other hand are practical, conventional and focus on the concrete, they tend to avoid the unknown and follow traditional ways. They experience less empathy and are described as hostile, competitive and antagonists. Conclusion: Further studies on gender and personality are needed to elucidate the findings of the current study
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Objective:To investigate the relationship among five personality factors, negative life events and suicidal tendency of college students, so as to provide reference for college students' suicide prevention.Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 885 college students in Xi'an city, Shaanxi province. A comprehensive college, a science and engineering college and a liberal arts college were selected respectively. Three questionnaires were applied to all subjects, including big five personality questionnaire, life event questionnaire and scale of adolescents' suicide tendency. Hierarchical regression model was adopted to analyzed the relationship of big five personality traits, negative life events and suicide tendency. Pearson correlation analysis and mediating effect test were conducted by using SPSS 20.0 software.Results:There was no significant interaction between gender and negative life events on suicidal tendency ( β=-0.03, t=-0.96, P>0.05). Conscientiousness( β=-0.12, t=-4.06, P<0.01), neuroticism ( β=0.24, t=7.54, P<0.01), agreeableness( β=-0.15, t=-3.65, P<0.01), extroversion ( β=-0.27, t=-8.56, P<0.01) and openness ( β=-0.12, t=-3.38, P<0.01)in Big Five personality had significant moderating effect on the relationship between negative life events and suicidal tendency. High conscientiousness, high agreeableness, high extroversion and high openness had protective effect on the relationship between negative life events and suicidal ideation. High neuroticism was a risk factor of the relationship between negative life events and suicidal tendency. Conclusion:The five factors of personality are closely related with negative life events and suicidal ideation. The five factors of personality can regulate the relationship between life events and suicidal tendency.
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OBJECTIVE@#To explore the personality portraits of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), its relationship with medication adherence and the influencing factors of medication adherence.@*METHODS@#T2DM patients from 22 community health service stations of 4 community health service centers in Tongzhou district and Shunyi district in Beijing were selected as the research objects. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect demographic information. The short version of Big Five personality scale was used to collect personality information, and latent profile analysis was used to explore their personality portraits. The medication adherence was evaluated by medication adherence scale, and the difference of medication adherence among the different personality portraits was explored by analysis of variance. The influencing factors of medication adherence were explored by the ordinal Logistic regression model.@*RESULTS@#In the study, 751 T2DM patients were included. Latent profile analysis showed that the T2DM patients in this study could be divided into four types of personality portraits, including introverted and stable type (42.7%), negative type (12.7%), anxiety type (15.3%) and active and responsible type (29.3%). Among them, 75 patients said that they did not use medicine or insulin, 5 patients were lack of data, and finally 671 patients with T2DM were included in the analysis about medication adherence. The analysis of variance showed that there was no significant difference in medication adherence between anxiety type (5.55±1.65) and negative type (5.94±1.53, P=0.089), but the medication adherence score of anxiety type was significantly lower than that of introverted and stable type (6.17±1.46, P=0.001) and active and responsible type (6.09±1.65, P=0.004). Anxiety type and negative type were seen as a whole in the ordinal Logistic regression model named anxiety and negative type. The results showed that compared with anxiety and negative type, the active and responsible type or introverted and stable type was the protective factor for good medication adherence (OR=1.567, 95%CI: 1.096-2.237; OR=1.774, 95%CI: 1.214-2.591), and the education level also affected the medication adherence.@*CONCLUSION@#T2DM can be classified into four types of personality portraits based on Big Five personality theory. The anxiety and negative type after the combination of anxiety type and negative type is the independent risk factor for poor medication adherence. In addition, education level is also the influencing factor of medication compliance.
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Humans , Anxiety/epidemiology , Beijing , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy , Medication Adherence , PersonalityABSTRACT
Resumen En los últimos años se han desarrollado medidas breves de los cinco factores de personalidad, sin embargo, la ganancia práctica de tiempo provista por las formas breves puede implicar propiedades psicométricas más débiles de los instrumentos. En la construcción de escalas breves, para mantener propiedades psicométricas adecuadas se debe emplear criterios teóricos y empíricos en la selección de los ítems y minimizar los sesgos de respuesta, como el de la aquiescencia (AC), que hace referencia a la tendencia de las personas a estar de acuerdo con afirmaciones positivas independientemente del contenido de la afirmación. Teniendo esto en cuenta, el objetivo principal del presente estudio fue desarrollar un instrumento breve (30 ítems), de dominio público, para medir los cinco factores de personalidad en población latina, controlando el sesgo de respuesta AC. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 910 participantes, 543 de sexo femenino (59.6 %) y 367 de sexo masculino (40.3 %), con edades comprendidas entre los 15 y los 80 años (M = 29.52; DT = 12.25), pertenecientes a la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina. Para el proceso de validación se propuso realizar un estudio de convergencia con las cinco escalas del NEO-FFI, un análisis de diferencia de grupos según el sexo y la edad de los participantes, y un estudio de validez predictiva respecto a algunas actividades recreacionales (uso de drogas, irresponsabilidad, amistad, erudición/creatividad y comunicación). Los resultados indican que el IPIP-R-30 presenta una estructura factorial de cinco factores, índices de confiabilidad adecuados tanto de consistencia interna como de estabilidad temporal, evidencia de validez convergente con las escalas del NEO-FFI, evidencia de diferencia de grupos según sexo y edad, y validez predictiva de la frecuencia de diferentes categorías de actividades específicas. De esta manera, se puede concluir que el IPIP-R-30 constituye una herramienta válida de evaluación de los rasgos de personalidad en nuestro medio, con puntuaciones libres del sesgo de AC.
Resumo Nos últimos anos, têm sido desenvolvidas medidas breves dos cinco fatores de personalidade; contudo, o ganho prático de tempo previsto pelas formas breves pode implicar propriedades psicométricas mais fracas dos instrumentos. Na construção de escalas breves, para manter propriedades psicométricas adequadas, devem ser empregados critérios teóricos e empíricos na seleção dos itens, e devem ser minimizados os vieses de resposta, como o da aquiescência (AC). Esse conceito faz referência à tendência das pessoas que estão de acordo com afirmações positivas, independentemente do conteúdo da afirmação. Nesse sentido, o objetivo principal deste estudo foi desenvolver um instrumento breve (30 itens), de domínio público, para medir os cinco fatores de personalidade em população latina, controlando o viés de resposta AC. A amostra esteve composta por 910 participantes, 543 de sexo feminino (59.6 %) e 367 de sexo masculino (40.3 %), entre 15 e 80 anos de idade (M = 29.52; DP = 12.25), pertencentes à cidade de Córdoba, Argentina. Para o processo de validação, foi proposto realizar um estudo de convergência com as cinco escalas do NEO-FFI, uma análise de diferença de grupos segundo o sexo e idade dos participantes, e um estudo de validade preditiva a respeito de atividades recreativas (uso de drogas, irresponsabilidade, amizade, erudição/ criatividade e comunicação). Os resultados indicam que o IPIP-R-30 apresenta uma estrutura fatorial de cinco fatores, índices de confiabilidade adequados tanto de consistência interna quanto de estabilidade temporal, evidência de validade convergente com as escalas do NEO-FFI, evidência de diferença de grupos segundo sexo e idade, e validade preditiva da frequência de diferentes categorias de atividades específicas. Dessa maneira, pode-se concluir que o IPIP-R-30 constitui uma ferramenta válida de avaliação dos traços de personalidade em nosso meio, com pontuações livros do viés de AC.
Abstract In recent years, brief measures of the five personality factors have been developed; however, the practical gain of time provided by the brief versions may imply weaker psychometric properties of the instruments. To maintain adequate psychometric properties in the construction of brief scales, theoretical and empirical criteria should be used in the selection of items, and response biases such as acquiescence (AC) should be minimized. The term AC refers to people's tendency to agree with positive statements, regardless of their content. The main purpose of the present study is to develop a brief public domain instrument (30 items) to measure the five personality factors in the Latin American population, controlling the AC response bias. The sample consisted of 910 participants, 543 women (59.6 %) and 367 men (40.3 %), age range 15-80 years (M = 29.52; DT = 12.25) from the city of Córdoba, Argentina. For the validation process, a convergence study with the five NEO-FFI scales, an analysis of group differences according to the participants' sex and age, and a predictive validity study regarding recreational activities (drug use, irresponsibility, friendship, erudition/creativity, and communication) were performed. The results indicate that the IPIP-R-30 presents a five-factor factorial structure, adequate reliability indices of both internal consistency and temporal stability, evidence of convergent validity with the NEO-FFI scales, evidence of group differences as regards sex and age, and frequency predictive validity of different categories of specific activities. Thus, it can be concluded that the IPP-R-30 is a valid tool for assessing personality factors in our environment, with scores free of AC bias.
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Humans , Male , Female , Personality , Psychological Tests , Sample SizeABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the relationship between personality traits and procrastination in young people and the mediating role of self-control.Methods:A total of 344 college students (191 males and 153 females) were assessed with the Mini-IPIP Scale (Mini-IPIP), Dual-Mode of Self-Control Scale (DMSC-S, including control system and impulse system) and General Procrastination Scale (GPS).Results:The GPS scores were negatively correlated with scores of agreeableness subscale and conscientiousness subscale (r=-0.13, -0.53, Ps＜0.05), and positively correlated with scores of neuroticism subscales (r=0.27, P＜0.01).The structural equation modeling supported the impulse system fully mediated the relationship between neuroticism and procrastination (η2=0.15, 95％CI=0.02-0.25), and those two systems partly mediated the relationship between conscientiousness and procrastination (η2=0.20, 0.20;95％CI=-0.38——0.05, -0.70——0.24).Conclusion:The relationship between youth personality and procrastination may be mediated by a dual system of self-control.Additionally, the degree to how self-control affects the relationship between big five personality trait and procrastination is different under the different types of personality.
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Objective To explore the prevalence of subthreshold body dysmorphic disorder in an undergraduates sample and investigate the mediating role of self-esteem on big five personality and body image disturbance.Methods A sample of 1 166 undergraduates coming from four different colleges were recruited to complete questionnaire survey.Results The prevalence of subthreshold body dysmorphic disorder in undergraduates was 6.2％.Body image disturbance(35.2± 18.4) was negatively correlated with self-esteem ((29.0±4.3),r=-0.41,P＜0.01),positively correlated with neuroticism ((32.9±8.1),r=0.52,P＜0.01) while negatively correlated with extraversion (39.6 ± 6.8),openness (39.8 ± 6.4),agreeableness (41.7±4.7) and conscientiousness ((40.1±6.4),r=-0.18,-0.14,-0.14,-0.25;all P＜0.01).The mediating role of self-esteem was 19.7％.Conclusion The prevalence of subthreshold body dysmorphic disorder in undergraduates is rather high.Big five personality can directly predict body image disturbance and indirectly predict body image disturbance through the mediating role of self-esteem.
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Objective@#To examine the sex differences in the dark triad and its association with relationship satisfaction.@*Methods@#Totally 490 participants from institutions and corporations were assessed by Mach-Ⅳ, Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP), Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) and Big Five Inventory (BFI-20). Statistical analysis was performed by correlation analysis, t test and hierarchical regression analysis.@*Results@#The scores of Relationship Assessment and dark triad were shown as follows: relationship assessment (27.63±5.09), Machiavellism (53.52±8.02), psychopathy (38.45±7.52), narcissistic (18.41±7.27). Men scored higher than women in dark triad (tMachiavellism=3.226, tPsychopathy=3.070, tNarcissistic=2.900, all P<0.01). There were significant correlations between machiavellism and psychopathy, and also between psychopathy and narcissistic(r=-0.170-0.572). Linear regression showed that Machiavellism and psychopathy were consistent negatively associated with relationship satisfaction for both men and women (bMachiavellism-men=-0.104, tMachiavellism-men=-2.352, bPsychopathy-men=-0.131, tPsychopathy-men=-2.739, bMachiavellism-women=-0.121, tMachiavellism-women=-2.662; bPsychopathy-women=-0.106, tPsychopathy-women=-2.189, all P<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in narcissism between male and female.@*Conclusion@#For the dark triad, there are obviously sex differences and its association with relationship satisfaction are partly confirmed.
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The objective of this study was to obtain evidence of the convergent and factor validity of the Reduced Scale of Big Five Personality Factors (ER5FP), with 20 items, and of the Reduced Inventory of Big Five Personality Factors (IGFP-5R), with 32 items. The two Brazilian scales were administered to 554 participants aged 1669 years (M = 30.6, SD = 8.6). The measurement model of each instrument was tested using confirmatory factor analysis. Both scales showed an adequate adjustment of the measurement model to the data (root mean square error of approximation < .06; standardized root mean square residual < .06) after excluding a number of items. Correlations between the factors of both instruments were estimated. Moderate evidence of convergent validity was found for Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience (raw correlations ranging from .44 and .57, and disattenuated correlations from .60 to .80). For Agreeableness and Conscientiousness, weaker evidence was found (raw correlations of .33 and .29, and disattenuated correlations of .48 and .43, respectively).
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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Personality Tests , Surveys and Questionnaires , Reproducibility of Results , PsychometricsABSTRACT
Objective:To examine the potential mediating effect of mindfulness on personality traits and psychological distress.Methods:A total of 172 oncology nurses [mean age(32 ±7) years] in Shandong Province were selected.They were assessed with Big Five Inventory (BFI),Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) and 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) for the evaluation of personality traits,mindfulness and psychological distress.Bootstrap was used to test the mediating effect.Results:The mean score of K10 was (22.3 ±6.5) among oncology nurses,and 50.6％ of them had psychological distress problems.The K10 scores were negatively correlated with the scores of extroversion,agreeableness,conscientiousness and MAAS scores (r =-0.29,-0.31,-0.31,-0.48,Ps ＜ 0.01),and the K10 scores were positively correlated with neuroticism scores (r =0.40,P ＜0.01).The confidence interval from Bootstrap output indicated mindfulness played a partial mediating role between neuroticism and psychological distress (95％ CI:0.05-0.28),the value of mediating effect was 27.1％.Conclusion:The relation of mindfulness to personality traits and psychological distress among oncology nurses are intimate.Mindfulness could mediate the relationship between neuroticism and psychological distress.
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Objective Through the research on relationship between achievement motive and personality traits,to provide the basis theory of personality attributes for selecting outstanding medical professional scientifically and effectively,and give some advice for improving medical education mode.Method The 310 medical staffs in sample hospital were treated as the research object in October 2015,who were randomly investigated with the big five personality questionnaire and achievement motivation scale,among of which,valid questionnaires were 290 copies leading to 93.5％ effective rate.SPSS 17.0 software was used to make t test,Chi-square analysis and correlation analysis for the data of the recover valid questionnaires.Result ①Personality traits of friendliness and rigor of the medical staffs of different gender exist statistically significant difference (t=-7.39,P=0.00;t=-8.28,P=0.00) and there were significant differences in the openness and rigor of medical staffs of different gender (P＜0.05).②The achievement motivation level of male medical staffs was higher than that of female (P=0.00),and there was no significant difference in achievement motivation among medical staffs.③The personality trait of neuroticism was negatively correlated with the pursuit of success and achievement motivation (correlation coefficient was-1.24),while the achievement motivation was positively related to extraversion and openness and the pursuit of success (the correlation coefficients were 1.51 and 1.53).Conclusion There is a significant correlation between personality traits and achievement motivation.The more extroverted personality medical staffs have,the more easy-going they are,and the more the pursuit of success oriented achievement motivation they have;and the higher the neurotic tendency individuals have,the more they incline to avoid failure of achievement motivation.
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Objective To explore the relationship between big-five personality,and public mood of volunteers,and to find out the moderator effect of justice sensitivity.Methods A total of 1 022 volunteers were investigated.The Big-Five Inventory (BFI),Public Mood Scale (PMS),Justice Sensitivity Inventory (JSI) were applied to all subjects.Results The average score was (19.77±4.49) for extraversion,(26.69± 4.13) for agreeableness,(23.33±5.37) for conscientiousness,(12.49±4.91) for neuroticism,(24.95±5.44)for openness,(8.78±3.23) for positive public mood,(3.46±3.06) for negative public mood and correlated with (26.85± 10.55) for observer sensitivity.The extraversion,agreeableness,conscientiousness and openness were correlated with positive public mood(β=0.31,P＜0.01;β=0.25,P＜0.01;β=0.29,P＜0.01;β=0.26,P＜0.0 1),and negatively correlated with public mood (β=-0.14,P＜0.01;β=-0.29,P＜0.01;β=-0.20,P＜0.01;β=-0.08,P＜0.01).Neuroticism was negatively correlated with positive public mood (β=-0.27,P＜0.01),and positively correlated with negative public mood (β=0.31,P＜0.01).The interaction effect of agreeableness and observer sensitivity negatively correlated with positive public mood,negative public mood (β=-0.09,P＜0.01;β=-0.07,P＜0.05).The interaction effect of neuroticism and observer sensitivity was positively correlated with positive public mood (β=0.08,P＜0.01).Conclusion Observer sensitivity plays a regulative role between big-five personality and mental health,and can slow the negative impact of low agreeableness to positive public mood,strengthen the impact of low agreeableness to negative public mood,and slow the negative impact of high neuroticism to positive public mood.
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Objective:To explore the tri-relationship among the different types of early trauma,personality traits and obsessive-compulsive symptoms,and to analysis the mediating effects of maladaptive personality traits between early trauma and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.Methods:A total of 147 obsessive-compulsive patients were selected.The Yale-Brown obsessive-compulsive scale (Y-BOCS) was used to measure the degree of obsessive-compulsive symptoms,the Early Trauma Inventory Short Form (ETI-SF) was used to measure the early trauma experience,the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) was used to measure the personality characteristics.Results:The emotional abuse subscale scores of ETI-SF were positively correlated with the total scores of Y-BOCS (r =0.19;P ＜0.05),the neuroticism scores of NEO-FFI were positively correlated with the total scores of Y-BOCS (r =0.31,P ＜0.001),while the agreeableness scores of NEO-FFI were negatively correlated with the total scores of Y-BOCS (r =-0.18,P ＜0.05).The pathway analysis showed the indirect effects from emotional abuse to Y-BOCS via neuroticism were 0.107 (95％ CI:0.04-0.19,P ＜ 0.05),the neuroticism play a completely mediated role.Conclusion:Early emotional abuse may be positively correlated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms,while the neuroticism may play a completely mediating role between the early emotional abuse and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
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Objective To explore the big five personality characteristics of the first-episode, treatment-naive major depressive disorder. Method Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) was used to assess the personality. A comparison was conducted between 112 first-episode, treatment-naive major depressive disorder (MDD) patients and 99 sex-, age- and education level-matched healthy controls (HC). The Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) was used to evaluate patients’symptom. Result Compared with HC, the neuroticism score in MDD group was significantly higher, while the extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness were significantly lower. Lo?gistic regression analysis showed that MDD was significantly associated with higher neuroticism (OR=1.106, 95%CI:1.029~1.189, P=0.006) and lower extraversion (OR=0.809, 95%CI: 0.733~0.893, P<0.001) and agreeableness (OR=0.870, 95%CI:0.794~0.953, P=0.003). Linear regression showed that the HAMD score was significantly associated with higher neuroticism (B=0.121, P=0.003). The onset age of MDD was significantly associated with conscientiousness (B=0.015, P=0.001). Conclusion This study confirms that the personality of MDD is different from HC. Higher neuroticism is an important personality facets in treatment-naive patients with first-episode MDD. The low conscientiousness might associate with early age of depression onset.
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Objective To know about the post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) of women with termination of pregnancy for fetal anomalies (TOPFA),and investigate the relationship of PTSD and the big five personality traits.Methods The general questionnaire,the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Big Five Questionnaire were administered to the women with TOPFA in hospital from February 2014 to February 2015.Results The total score of IES-R of 84 cases was 26.20 ± 16.38.The scores of 49 cases(58.3％) were more than 19 and that of 20 cases (23.8％) more than 35.Women who had the first pregnancy had higher level of arousal symptoms,12.84±7.41 vs.9.65±5.53 (t =2.25,P ＜ 0.05).Women whose scores were above 19 had lower adaptation,sociality,altruism and conscience compared with those scored ≤ 19,14.96±3.29,16.84±3.00,18.55±3.49,17.57±2.99 vs.13.57±2.82,18.31±2.65,20.03±2.32,18.86±2.21,t=2.02-2.33,P ＜ 0.05.The IES-R score had no linear correlation with that of the big five personalities,and intrusion subscale had linear correlation with the adaptation.Avoidance symptoms had low positive relationship with sociality in women whose IES-R were above 19,r =0.23,P ＜ 0.05.In populations whose IES-R scored above 19,avoidance subscale had positive weak correlation with sociality,r=0.31,P ＜0.05.Conclusions The women with TOPFA had high level of PTSD before termination.Women with sever posttraumatic stress symptoms had lower sociality and altruism.Moreover,of the women who had sever posttraumatic stress symptoms,one with higher sociality always had higher avoidance symptoms.
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Aims: In this study, the probable relationships between the types and factors of the Five Factor Model of Personality (FFM), which is a contemporary personality model, and the Nine Types Temperament Model (NTTM), which is a new temperament model, were investigated. Separately, the power of some of the types of NTTM to predict the dimensions of FFM was evaluated, as well. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: Bezmialem Vakıf University (BVU) Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic (Turkey) between June 2013 and January 2014. Methodology: The sampling of the research consists of 247 healthy volunteers. Materials of the research include the Five-Factor Personality Inventory (FFPI) and The Nine Type Temperament Scale (NTTS). Results: All types of NTTM showed a significant correlation along with at least one of the FFPI factors at the level of 0.40 and above. Furthermore, the types of NTTM were determined to have predicted the dimensions of the FFPI by 34% and above. Conclusion: Significant correlations were found between the types of NTTM and the FFM factors. The results are discussed in regards to how the differences in the conceptual approach can be understood and the area of use between NTTM and FFM.
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El presente estudio de tipo descriptivo correlacional, tuvo como propósito examinar la relación de la satisfacción vital con el apoyo social percibido y los cinco grandes factores de personalidad, en estudiantes de la Universidad de Concepción. La muestra estuvo conformada por 353 universitarios de ambos sexos. Los resultados mostraron que los universitarios presentaban niveles relativamente altos de apoyo social percibido y satisfacción vital. El apoyo social percibido se relacionó de manera significativa con la satisfacción vital. A su vez, esta última mostró una relación negativa con neuroticismo y relaciones positivas con extraversión, responsabilidad y amabilidad. El apoyo social y el neuroticismo fueron las principales variables predictoras de la satisfacción vital, siendo algo mayor la influencia relativa del apoyo social. Se proponen posibles explicaciones para los resultados encontrados.
This study examined the relationship of life satisfaction with perceived social support and personality factors in 353 male and female students from the University of Concepcion (Chile). Results showed high levels of perceived social support and life satisfaction in this sample. Social support had significant positive relationships with life satisfaction. Life satisfaction had negative relationship with neuroticism and direct relationships with extraversion, conscientiousness and agreeableness. Social support and neuroticism were the main predictors of vital satisfaction, with social support having higher relative influence. Diverse explanatory factors for obtained results are proposed.
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Humans , Male , Adult , Female , Young Adult , Social Support , Students/psychology , Perception , Personality , Personal Satisfaction , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the linear and nonlinear relation of personality to life satisfaction and de-pression in visual artists.Methods:Totally 132 visual artists were recruited,most of them focused on painting, sculpture and photography.The Mini International Personality Item Pool-Five-Factor Model Measure (Mini-IPIP), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) were adopted to all subjects.Results:The Mini-IPIP neuroticismscores had positive predictability to CES-D scores (β=0.41),while the scores of agreeableness,conscientiousnessand extraversionhad negative pre-dictability to CES-D scores(β=-0.27,-0.23,-0.19).Only conscientiousnessscores had positive predictabil-ity (β = 0.25 ) to SWLS scores in terms of linear relationship between personality traits and life satisfaction.Meanwhile,both'neuroticism'and conscientiousnessscores had U curve relationship with SWLS scores (β=0.32,0.22)after linear effects were controlled.Conclusion:It suggests that personality traits in visual artists could explain depression symptoms and life satisfaction.However,pattern between personality and life satis-faction may be more complex.
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Com o objetivo de verificar convergências entre dois modelos de avaliação da personalidade, a Escala Fatorial de Socialização e o Inventário Fatorial de Personalidade foram aplicados em 71 participantes (43 femininos/28 masculinos) com idades entre 18 e 31 anos (M = 21,11 anos, DP = 4,28), escolaridade correspondente ao Ensino Médio (n = 28) e Ensino Superior (n = 43). Os resultados demonstraram que o fator 1 da Escala Fatorial de Socialização, Amabilidade, correlacionou-se significativamente e de forma positiva com oito necessidades avaliadas pelo Inventário Fatorial de Personalidade (Assistência, Intracepção, Afago, Deferência, Afiliação, Ordem, Persistência e Mudança). Os demais fatores (Pró-Sociabilidade e Confiança) não se relacionaram significativamente com nenhuma das necessidades avaliadas pelo Inventário Fatorial de Personalidade. Diferenças significativas devido ao sexo foram encontradas em relação às necessidades de intracepção, deferência e autonomia no Inventário Fatorial de Personalidade e amabilidade na Escala Fatorial de Socialização, e nenhuma diferença foi encontrada em relação à idade. Estudos que avaliem os demais fatores do Modelo dos Cinco Grandes Fatores de Personalidade são recomendados, assim como maior amplitude etária da amostra...
With the aim to verify convergence between two models of personality assessment, the Agreeableness Scale and the Factor Personality Inventory were applied in 71 participants (43 female/28 male) aged between 18 and 31 years (M = 21.11 years, SD = 4.28), with high school (n = 28) and university grade (n = 43). The first factor of the Agreeableness Scale, cordiality, correlated significantly and positively with eight needs assessed by Factor Personality Inventory (Assistance, Intraception, Cuddling, Deference, Affiliation, Order, Permanence and Change). Other factors (pro-sociability and trust in people) did not correlate significantly with any of the needs assessed by the Factor Personality Inventory. Significant differences due to gender were found in relation to the needs intraception, deference and autonomy in the Factor Personality Inventory and cordiality in Agreeableness Scale, and in relation to age of participants differences no were found. Studies evaluating the remaining factors of the Big Five Personality Model are recommended, as well as greater age range of the sample...
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Educational Status , Gender Identity , PersonalityABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of the suicidal behavior, stress, internet gaming disorder-related symptoms and personality profiles between online game overusers and general users. METHODS: A total of 460 adult online game users (40 overusers, 420 general users) participated in this study and were asked to complete several self-report measures. Questionnaires included demographic information, suicidal behavior, stress, internet gaming disorder-related symptoms, and big five inventory-10. RESULTS: Compared to the general user group, the overuser group showed statistically significant higher suicide idea, suicidal plan, stress, internet game withdrawal symptoms, online game-related daily life problems and lower extraversion, conscientiousness. Online game overusers showed lower extraversion, decreased conscientiousness, and higher neuroticism compared to the psychiatrically undiagnosed group. CONCLUSION: The current results indicate the possibility that online game overuse may be related to suicidal behavior, stress, and the personality traits of extraversion, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
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Adult , Humans , Extraversion, Psychological , Internet , Surveys and Questionnaires , Substance Withdrawal Syndrome , SuicideABSTRACT
Objective To study the effect of different personality on procrastination behavior of university students.Methods 126 university students were assessed by the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) and the big five personality inventory short form(NEO-FFI).Results GPS score of the student was(53.26±9.92).There were 84.9％ students respectively had different level of procrastination behavior.There were no significant differences in university students by gender and grades.There were significant negative correlation between procrastination and personality factor of conscientiousness (r=-0.563,P＜0.01) and significant negative correlation with agreeableness (r=-0.236,P＜0.01) and extraversion.The big five personality factors of conscientiousness can effectively predict the procrastination behavior of college students.Conclusion Procrastination is a very common phenomenon in the university students.The students with lower conscientiousness,agreeableness and extraversion of big five personality have more procrastination behavior.