A comparison research of the Big Five Personality factors among Han Chinese women with recurrent depression
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2012.08.015
- VernacularTitle:中国汉族女性复发性抑郁症患者大五人格特征的对照研究
- Author:
Zhaoyu GAN
;
Jihui WANG
;
Zhiyong ZHONG
;
Jinbei ZHANG
;
Zili HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Female recurrent depression;
Personality;
Control study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2012;21(8):719-721
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the personality traits of Han Chinese women with recurrent depression.MethodsAssessed by the Big Five Inventory (BFI),a comparison research was conducted between 118 Han Chinese women with recurrent depression and 65 sex,race and culture background matched health controls.Results Han Chinese women with recurrent depression scored lower in extraversion,conscientiousness and openness ( 17.93± 5.43,30.24 ± 5.94,30.03 ± 7.33 ) than matched controls ( 20.72 ± 3.79,31.94 ± 3.84,32.75 ± 5.32 ),while scored higher in neuroticism (21.38 ± 3.91) than the later one ( 27.57 ± 6.19 ).A binary logistic regression model,with group (case vs.control) as dependent variable and extroversion,conscientiousness,openness and neuroticism as independent variables,was built to assess each personality dimension's independent impact on recurrent depression.It came out to be that only extraversion ( OR =0.881,95％ CI =0.083-0.966,P=0.007) and neuroticism ( OR =1.225,95％ CI =1.134-1.323,P ＜ 0.01 ) were statistically significantly associated with recurrent depression ( P＜ 0.05 ).ConclusionIn the big five personality model,extraversion and neuroticism might act as independent personality traits to impact Han Chinese women with recurrent depression in a positive and negative way respectively.
