Revised NEO Personality Inventory

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Personality characteristics of asthma patients.

Abstract: INTRODUCTION Asthma, similarly to other chronic conditions, is strongly influenced by psychological factors. Previous studies have not established the personality characteristics of adult asthma patients as compared to non-patients. OBJECTIVES To study the psychological characteristics of adult asthma patients in comparison to a pattern drawn up for the Portuguese population. To study the relationships between the personality and the severity and duration of the disease. METHODS Outpatients of the Immunallergology and Pulmonology units of the Sao Joao Hospital suffering from asthma responded to the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R). Patients with co-morbidity factors were not excluded. The doctor who attended them classified the severity of the asthma according to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). Relationships between the personality and the severity/duration of the disease were analysed using the ANOVA models. RESULTS 300 asthma patients aged between 17 and 79 were studied. Of these, 75% were female; the great majority had intermittent/light persistent asthma (71%); 17% had moderate persistent asthma and 12% had severe persistent asthma. The duration of the disease was less than 10 years in 34% and over 23 years in 35%. The asthma patients had higher Neuroticism scores (p < 0.001), with the other facets (except impulsiveness) equally high. All the remaining domains--Extroversion, Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness and Agreeableness--had lower scores than the control group (p < 0.001). Both Extroversion and Openness to Experience decrease with growth in the severity (p = 0.003; p = 0.009) and the duration of the disease (p = 0.006; p = 0.013). Neuroticism increases in tandem with the severity of the disease. CONCLUSION This study shows the predominance of Neurotic characteristics and lowered Extroversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness characteristics in asthmatics as compared to the general Portuguese population. Decreased Extroversion and Openness to Experience are observed as the severity and duration of the disease increase. Further studies are necessary to clarify the relationships between personality and the severity and duration of the disease.

A pilot study of personality pathology in patients with anorexia nervosa: Modifiable factors related to outcome after hospitalization

Abstract: Objective: To assess improvement in aspects of personality in patients hospitalized with anorexia nervosa (AN) and its relationship to improved depression, body mass index (BMI), and eating disorder outcome after treatment. Method: Twenty females hospitalized with AN completed intake and discharge assessments of BMI, depression and eating disorder severity, as well as personality pathology with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) and the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R). Clinical outcome for a subset of patients at 1-year post-hospitalization was determined. Results: The only factor that predicted better versus worse outcome at 1-year post-hospitalization was change in Low Self-Esteem (LSE) from the MMPI-2. Improved LSE from admission to discharge predicted remission at 1-year post-hospitalization, while worsening LSE predicted relapse. Regardless of outcome, NEO PI-R Neuroticism remained pathologically elevated in AN patients during hospitalization. Discussion: Pathological levels of neuroticism may represent a vulnerability factor for AN. In contrast, self-esteem appears to be a modifiable factor that predicts outcome following hospitalization, and may be an important target for treatment.

Predicting Training Success with the NEO-PI-R: The Use of Logistic Regression to Determine the Odds of Completing a Pilot Screening Program

Abstract: : The revised NEO personality inventory (NEO-PI-R) measuring the 'big five' personality domains has been used as a descriptive tool for assessing 'normal' personality attributes of Air Force pilots; yet the predictive potential of NEO-PI-R has not been realized. An opportunity to transform the NEO-PI-R into a predictive instrument has been provided by the recent collection of data from the U.S. Air Force's Enhanced Flight Screening Program. This paper describes a technique used to provide a practical and intuitive method of predicting whether a student pilot with a particular profile on the NEO-PI-R will be successful in training.

Parental emotional warmth and career decision-making difficulties: A model of intellectual-cultural orientation and conscientiousness

Abstract: We used a mediation model and an integrated, moderated mediation model to examine the effects of parental emotional warmth, intellectual-cultural orientation in family factors, and conscientiousness on the career decision-making difficulties of Chinese college students. We tested 1,196 undergraduate students by employing the conscientiousness subscale of the Chinese version of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R), the Career Decision-making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ), the revised Chinese version of the Egna Minnen av Barndoms Uppfostran scale (EMBU), and the Family Environment Scale-Chinese Version (FES-CV). Our results showed that, in the mediation model, parental emotional warmth had an indirect effect on college students’ career decision-making difficulties through the mediation of conscientiousness. In the integrated model, this indirect effect was moderated by an intellectual-cultural orientated family environment.

Serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) variation and sensory processing sensitivity-Comparison with other anxiety-related temperamental dimensions.

Abstract: Background The short (s) allele of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in the promoter region of the human serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene SLC6A4 has previously been associated with anxiety-related personality dimensions. However, this relationship has not been confirmed in all studies and may be modified by environmental circumstances and/or psychiatric illness. This study examined whether the temperamental trait sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), characterized by increased responsivity to environmental stimuli, is related to 5-HTTLPR/rs25531 genotype. Methods 5-HTTLPR and rs25531 genotypes, level of SPS, self-reported Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) personality profiles, and symptoms of psychological distress (SCL-90R Global Severity Index) were determined for 405 healthy volunteers. Results Sensory processing sensitivity was highly correlated with the anxiety-related dimensions of the NEO-PI-R and the TCI models of personality, Neuroticism, and Harm Avoidance, respectively. However, the level of SPS was not associated with the combined 5-HTTLPR and rs25531 s'/s' genotype. Neuroticism and Harm Avoidance were also not associated with 5-HTTLPR/rs25531 s'/s' genotype. Correcting for symptoms of psychological distress had no effect on the relationships between personality and genotype. Conclusion The level of SPS was not associated with serotonin transporter gene variation. Further, combined 5-HTTLPR and rs25531 genotype was not associated with other anxiety-related dimensions.