Analysis of the bio-psychological characteristics of Sasang typology in Korean preschool children using the ponderal index and the temperament and character inventory

Author(s):  
Sun Haeng Lee ◽  
Minwoo Hwang ◽  
Seong Heon Choi ◽  
Hyung Joong Kim ◽  
Eun Ju Lee ◽  
...  

AbstractObjectivesThe aim of this study was to identify different physical and mental characteristics among three common Sasang types, Tae-eum, So-yang, and So-eum (except scarce type, Tae-Yang) in preschoolers, to improve constitutional diagnoses.MethodsOur study included 65 boys and 67 girls from six kindergartens in South Korea. The number of children who were categorized as Tae-Yang, Tae-Eum, So-Yang, and So-Eum types were 1, 56, 40, and 35, respectively. We measured height, weight, mid-parental height, predicted adult height, ponderal index (PI), and findings from the junior temperament and character inventory 3 to 6.ResultsThe Tae-eum type exhibited higher weight percentiles and PIs than the other types (p < 0.001), and the So-eum type displayed higher harm avoidance (HA) scores than the Tae-eum type (p = 0.033).ConclusionsChildren with high PIs and low HA scores have a higher probability of being classified as the Tae-eum type than as the So-eum type.

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Hansenne ◽  
Olivier Le Bon ◽  
Anne Gauthier ◽  
Marc Ansseau

Summary: The Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) is a 226-item self-questionnaire developed to assess the seven dimensions of personality described by Cloninger and his colleagues. Normative data from 322 representative French-speaking subjects from Belgium are presented and the psychometric properties are discussed. Mean scores of temperament dimensions were appreciably different from those published by Cloninger . In our sample, novelty seeking and self-transcendence scores were lower and harm avoidance scores were higher compared to US norms. The other dimensions were almost identical. The factorial analysis showed that the hypothesized factor structure of temperament and character dimensions was almost confirmed. The present study also confirmed that the TCI scales were weakly related among themselves. The relationships were consistent with those reported by previous reports. Gender differences were also found for different dimensions.


2011 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Brändström ◽  
Thomas R. Przybeck ◽  
Sören Sigvardsson

A cohort of 136 Swedish spouse pairs rated themselves and each other with the Temperament and Character Inventory. The data allowed assessment of the reliability of ratings by knowledgeable informants compared to self-rating for this personality test. The reliability of the informant rating was in the expected range, with an average correlation of .58. Agreement was slightly higher for the Temperament dimensions than for the Character dimensions. Additionally, the design allowed evaluation of the similarity between husbands and wives across the seven dimensions measured by the TCI. Correlations between spouses in self-reports were very low for Temperament, with only Harm Avoidance having a statistically significant correlation (.22, p <.05). On the other hand, all three Character dimensions were significantly correlated. These results support the conceptualization of Temperament and Character as separate components of personality. The results are consistent with previous reports on the personality of spouse pairs.


2013 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 694-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Malesza ◽  
Paweł Ostaszewski

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between Cloninger's personality dimensions of temperament (Harm Avoidance, Novelty Seeking, Reward Dependence, and Persistence) and the steepness of delay and effort discounting, which refers to a decrease in the subjective value of a reward as its delay, or effort required to obtain the reward, increases. Participants ( N = 112; ages 19 to 29 years, M = 21.80, SD = 1.35) filled out two inventories: the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and the Discounting Questionnaire. The study revealed that the higher the Harm Avoidance and Reward Dependency, the steeper the effort discounting. On the other hand, the higher one's Persistence, the shallower one's effort discounting. Finally, a positive correlation was observed between delay and effort discounting. The results indicated that effort discounting was related to, but not equivalent to, delay discounting.


2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Secondo Fassino ◽  
Giovanni Abbate-Daga ◽  
Federico Amianto ◽  
Federico Facchini ◽  
Giovanni Giacomo Rovera

SummaryObjective - The question of how many psychopathologic factors are involved in Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN) has no definite answer. The combination of psychopathology and personality research may shed a light upon the determinants of eating pathology. Methods - The study consists inthe administration of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and the Eating Disorder Inventory 2 (EDI-2) to 95 outpatient anorectic women (50 restrictive and 45 binge-purging) and to 92 bulimic outpatientwomen (78 with and 14 without purging behaviours). The respective scores of each DCA subgroup are compared. Results - Restricter anorectics are characterised by lower novelty seeking on respect to all the other groups and by a higher self-directedness on respect to bingeing-purging anorectics and purging bulimics. Alsopsychopathologic differences between restricter anorectics and the other groups are extensive. Bingeing-purging anorexia shares many traits with bulimia. Conclusions - In their complex, data suggest and in-deep study aimed to a possible re-classification of EDs which would take impulsiveness in greater consideration. The differences in temperament and character traits may partially be responsible of the repression or discontrol of impulsive eating behaviours in different ED subtypes.Declaration of InterestAuthors received grants and research support from Regione Piemonte (Project no. 19701/27001).


Author(s):  
Xayitova Zilola Muhammadjanovna ◽  

The article describes the results of a study of the formation of emotional intelligence in older preschool children. The definition of emotional intelligence is given, a two-level structural model of this concept is presented, as well as the model and methods of development and formation of emotional intelligence in preschoolers. From the earliest stage of life, children have a lot of emotions. They show various feelings such as anger, fear, joy, pride, shame, etc. This whole system of feelings forms the emotional sphere of human life. Emotions give children information about their condition and that of the other person. Positive emotions make children feel safe and secure. On the contrary, negative emotions signal danger and displeasure.


Author(s):  
C. R. Cloninger ◽  
T. Przybeck ◽  
D. M. Svrakic ◽  
R. Wetzel

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan L. Luby ◽  
Dragan M. Svrakic ◽  
Kimberli McCallum ◽  
Thomas R. Przybeck ◽  
C. Robert Cloninger

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