Examination of the psychometric properties of the temperament and character inventory self-transcendence dimension

AbstractWe applied the temperament and character inventory (TCI) personality questionnaire in 41 inpatients dependent on metamphetamine, and 35 controls. Novelty seeking, harm avoidance and self-transcendence were significantly higher, and persistence, self-directedness and cooperativeness were significantly lower in the patients than in the healthy volunteers. The detected differences may be important for prevention and treatment.

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Adult Separation Anxiety and TCI-R Personality Dimensions in Patients with Anxiety, Alcohol Use, and Gambling: A Preliminary Report

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2014/680985 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Gino Pozzi ◽

Angelo Bruschi ◽

Andrea De Angelis ◽

Marco Pascucci ◽

Daniele Stavros Hatzigiakoumis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorders ◽

Separation Anxiety ◽

Diagnostic Category ◽

Separation Anxiety Disorder ◽

Temperament And Character Inventory ◽

Addictive Disorders ◽

Personality Correlates ◽

Character Inventory ◽

Dsm Iv ◽

Self Transcendence

Background. Nowadays, adult separation anxiety disorder (ASAD) is an established diagnostic category but is little investigated in subjects with addictive behaviours.Objective. To assess the presence of ASAD among patients with addictive disorders in comparison with anxiety patients and measure the personality correlates in all these groups.Methods. 103 outpatients, meeting DSM-IV-TR criteria for anxiety disorders (38 patients), alcohol dependence (30 patients), or pathological gambling (35 patients), were assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview for Separation Anxiety Symptoms (SCI-SAS) and the Adult Separation Anxiety Checklist (ASA-27) for separation anxiety and by the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R) for personality characteristics.Results. ASAD is detected in 34.2% of anxiety patients, 13.3% of alcoholics, and 11.4% of gamblers. Separation anxiety scores correlate positively with harm avoidance and negatively with self-directedness in all groups; further correlations are seen among addictive patients only, that is, self-transcendence for gamblers and cooperativeness for both alcoholics and gamblers.Conclusions. The prevalence of ASAD is lower among addictive patients than in those with anxiety disorders; correlations are found between separation anxiety and specific TCI-R dimensions, with some matching across the three diagnostic groups.

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Distributions by Age and Sex of the Dimensions of Temperament and Character Inventory in a Cross-Cultural Perspective among Sweden, Germany, and the USA

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2001.89.3.747 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 89 (3) ◽

pp. 747-758 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

Sven Brändström ◽

Jörg Richter ◽

Tom Przybeck

Keyword(s):

Novelty Seeking ◽

Cultural Perspective ◽

Temperament And Character Inventory ◽

Personality Dimensions ◽

Biosocial Theory ◽

Age Cohort ◽

Character Inventory ◽

The Usa ◽

Self Transcendence ◽

Age And Sex

Distribution by age and sex of the dimensions of the Temperament and Character Inventory were assessed cross-culturally for samples in Sweden, Germany, and the USA. The Temperament and Character Inventory is a 240-item (Sweden, 238-item), self-administered, true-false format, paper-and-pencil test developed by Cloninger and his coworkers based on his unified biosocial theory of personality. The inventory measures the Temperament dimensions Novelty Seeking, Harm Avoidance, Reward Dependence, and Persistence as well as the Character dimensions, Self-directedness, Cooperativeness, and Self-transcendence. The samples consisted of 300 German subjects, 300 Swedish subjects, and 300 U.S. subjects matched by age cohort and sex. Stability of the personality dimensions was evaluated across samples as were their age and sex distributions. We found significant effects of age, sex, and culture in univeriate and multivariate comparisons on the personality dimensions. However, several significant differences in the personality dimensions for both European samples appear to be similar compared with those of the U.S. sample. We have to conclude that sex- and age-specific norms for the dimensions of the Temperament and Character Inventory are necessary given the established significant differences.

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An Iranian (Farsi) Version of the Temperament and Character Inventory: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.100.4.1218-1228 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 100 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1218-1228

Author(s):

Jörg Richter ◽

Sven Brändström ◽

Habib Emami ◽

Mehdi Ghazinour

Keyword(s):

Cultural Differences ◽

Novelty Seeking ◽

Temperament And Character Inventory ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

Rotation Method ◽

Iranian Version ◽

Character Inventory ◽

Personality Facets ◽

Self Transcendence ◽

Farsi Version

The Temperament and Character Inventory is a widely used personality questionnaire. It was developed to measure the four temperament dimensions of Novelty Seeking, Harm Avoidance, Reward Dependence, and Persistence, as well as three character dimensions, such as Self-directedness, Cooperativeness, and Self-transcendence, described in Cloninger's unified biosocial theory of personality. In a sample of 300 Germans, 300 Swedes, and 316 Iranian subjects, a factorial structure analysis using the Procrustes rotation method showed the structure of personality to be generally equivalent across cultures. Noteworthy cultural differences between the overall Asian and European subjects reflected by the data were observed in various Temperament and Character dimensions. Seemingly, there are cultural differences in the expression of the various personality facets that require a replacement of many items in the Iranian version. The Temperament and Character Inventory is sensitive to age, sex, and cultural differences in personality.

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Comparison of Psychological and Cognitive Characteristics between Professional Internet Game Players and Professional Baseball Players

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17134797 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (13) ◽

pp. 4797

Author(s):

Jin Oh Kang ◽

Kyoung Doo Kang ◽

Jea Woog Lee ◽

Jae Jun Nam ◽

Doug Hyun Han

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Psychological Status ◽

Professional Baseball ◽

Novelty Seeking ◽

Temperament And Character Inventory ◽

Baseball Players ◽

Cognitive Characteristics ◽

Emotional Perception ◽

Character Inventory ◽

Self Transcendence

The esports industry is increasing in popularity and is now played at the professional level. We hypothesized that esports players may have a significant advantage over the general population in terms of psychological and cognitive characteristics, which may be similar to that of professional baseball players. We recruited three participant groups: esports players (n = 55), pro-baseball players (n = 57), and age- and sex-matched healthy comparison subjects (n = 60). We assessed psychological status using the Korean versions of Temperament and Character Inventory and State and Trait Anxiety Inventory and cognitive functions using the modified Tower of London, Emotional Perception, and Mental Rotation tests. Esports players had similar psychological characteristics to pro-baseball players (higher novelty seeking [p < 0.01 *, ŋ = 0.818], self-directedness [p < 0.01 *, ŋ = 0.757], and self-transcendence scores [p < 0.01 *, ŋ = 0.853], and decreased state anxiety scores [p < 0.01 *, ŋ = 0.808]), which differed from those of the general population. However, esports players showed higher working memory [p < 0.01 *, ŋ = 0.823] and slower emotional perception than pro-baseball players [p < 0.01 *, ŋ = 0.812]. In conclusion, esports and pro-baseball players had similar psychological but different cognitive characteristics.

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Psychometric properties of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) questionnaire in a Spanish psychiatric population

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica ◽

10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00183.x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 103 (2) ◽

pp. 143-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 84

Author(s):

F. Gutierrez ◽

N. Torrens ◽

T. Boget ◽

R. Martin-Santos ◽

J. Sangorrin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Temperament And Character Inventory ◽

Character Inventory ◽

Psychiatric Population

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Temperament, Character, and Depressive Symptoms during Pregnancy: A Study of a Japanese Population

Depression Research and Treatment ◽

10.1155/2013/140169 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mariko Minatani ◽

Sachiko Kita ◽

Yukiko Ohashi ◽

Toshinori Kitamura ◽

Megumi Haruna ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Postnatal Depression ◽

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Temperament And Character Inventory ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

Character Inventory ◽

Severity Of Depression ◽

Self Transcendence

Background. To examine the effects of temperament and character domains on depression during pregnancy.Methods. We examined 601 pregnant women using a questionnaire that included the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), and demographic variables.Results. In a hierarchical regression analysis, severity of depression during pregnancy was predicted by the women’s negative response towards the current pregnancy, low self-directedness, and high harm avoidance, persistence, and self-transcendence.Conclusion. Depression during pregnancy is predicted by personality traits as well as women’s negative attitudes towards the current pregnancy.

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