PERSONALITY CORRELATES OF HEALTH OUTCOMES IN SUDANESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdalla A.R.M. Hamid
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Age Difference ◽  
Psychological Disturbances ◽  
Strong Positive Relationship

Individual differences play a salient and vital role in the person's responses to different stressors. Hence, various individuals are expected to differ in health outcome resulting from encountering stressful situations. This study aimed at identifying personality traits in Sudanese university students and investigating the nature of the relationship between these traits and psychological disturbances measured by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28-item version, Goldberg & Williams, 1988). The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-R, 48 items, Eysenck, Eysenck,& Barrett, 1985) was used to assess personality traits. One hundred psychology students (mean age 23.7) participated in the study. The majority (80%) of the students were females. The results revealed a strong positive relationship between neuroticism (N) on one hand and somatic symptoms, anxiety and depression on the other hand. Extraversion (E) was negatively related to anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms and social dysfunction. No significant sex or age difference was found in psychological disturbances measured by the GHQ or in personality traits – apart from a positive association between E and age. Unlike studies carried out in other countries which showed females to be more anxious and more neurotic, the present study did not find sex differences in anxiety and neuroticism. When a cutoff point of 4 was used, 20% of the students were classified as psychiatric cases. This may indicate the widespread prevalence of psychological disorders amongst Sudanese university students.

Relationship between Belief in Good Luck and General Health

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 971-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liza Day ◽  
John Maltby ◽  
Ann Macaskill
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Good Luck ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Social Dysfunction ◽  
Undergraduate University Students

62 undergraduate university students were administered the 12-item Belief in Good Luck Scale of Darke and Freedman and the General Health Questionnaire of Goldberg and Williams. Scores on belief in good luck showed a significant correlation of −.29 with anxiety and −.35 with depression but correlations were not significant for somatic symptoms (.15) and social dysfunction (.15).

scholarly journals Personality Traits and Changes in Depression Symptoms in Female University Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasminka Bobić ◽  
Adrijana Koscec Bjelajac ◽  
Marija Bakotić ◽  
Jelena Macan
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Depression Score ◽  
Summary Score ◽  
University Education ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

The present study aimed to investigate the course of symptoms of depression in female university students over a four-year period, while also exploring the predictive value of four personality traits with regard to symptoms of depression. The sample comprised 74 female first-year university students. Symptoms of depression were assessed using the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale and were collected twice over a four-year interval, while the personality traits of extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism and lie tendencies were assessed by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire only at the baseline. The results revealed that after a four-year period the depression symptoms increased in intensity/frequency on 10 out of 20 items as well as in the summary score, and decreased only in diurnal variations, which wasfavourable outcome. Multiple regression analysis indicated that out of the four personality traits only neuroticism was a significant predictor of the summary depression score four years later. This means that young female students with higher scores in neuroticism, although still in the normal or average range, would very probably have a more pronounced and less well-regulated emotional response to a stressful period of their university education.

scholarly journals Effects of the Sports on the Personality Traits and the Domains of Creativity

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Elif Top ◽  
Mustafa Akil
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Other ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Scientific Creativity ◽  
The University ◽  
Sports Sciences

The present study investigated the correlation between the personality traits of the university students who wereengaged in sports and the ones who were not engaged in sports, and their domains of creativity. A total number of593 students studying in the faculty of sports sciences and in other departments were included the study. As the datacollection tools, “Revised/Shortened Form Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-RS)” and “Kaufman Domainsof Creativity Scale” (K-DOCS) were used in the present study. When the creativity and personality traits of thefemale and male students were compared, it was found out that the neuroticism points of female students were foundto be higher comparing to the male students. While the male students had higher points in in the domains of scholarlycreativity, mechanical/scientific creativity, artistic and psychoticism, the female students were found to have scoredhigher points in the other domains. When the creativity and personality traits of the students who were engaged insports and those of the students who were not engaged in sports were compared, the extroverted characteristics werefound higher and psychoticism characteristics were lower of the individuals engaged in sports, while no differencewas found in other domains. Consequently, it could be said that female students were more neurotic, that theindividuals engaged in sports were more extroverted compared to the ones not engaged in sports, and that malestudents have higher points compared to the female students in the domains of scholarly, mechanical/scientific,artistic and psychoticism.

Relationship Between Personality Traits and Mental Health in Athletes Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S257-S257
Author(s):  
S.J. Mosavi Amiri ◽  
M. Abbasalipour ◽  
S.K. Mousavi Amiri ◽  
R. Ghaemi Amiri ◽  
M. Sheikholeslami Amiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Competing Interest

AimThe purpose of this study was to investigate relationship between personality traits and mental health in athlete students. This study was a descriptive and correlation design.MethodSixty athletes students were randomly selected and responded to NEO-PIR inventory and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 28). NEO assesses five personality traits: Neuroticism (N), Extroversion (E), Agreeableness (A), Openness to new experience (O) and Conscientiousness (C), and GHQ assesses four dimensions: Somatic symptoms (A), Anxiety (B), Social withdrawal (C) and Depression (D). NEO assesses five personality traits: Neuroticism, Extroversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Openness to experience. The data were analyzed with Pearson correlation test.ResultsThe findings showed that there was positive significant correlation between neuroticism with somatic symptoms and depression, and negative significant correlation between extroversion, agreeableness, openness to new experience and conscientiousness with depression.ConclusionBased on findings, it is concluded that physical exercises and sport plans have positive effects on mood and affect of students, and decrease physical and mental diseases in athletes students.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Stability of Personality Traits and Psychological Distress over Six Years

1994 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robbert Sanderman ◽  
Adelita V. Ranchor
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
General Health ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Initial Testing

Personality traits were quite stable over 6 yr. among 225 subjects from a community sample, wheteas psychological distress of initial testing could hardly explain scores 6 yr. later. Findings support the trait-state distinction of the measures under study, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire-30.

Subclinical Sadism and the Dark Triad

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura K. Johnson ◽  
Rachel A. Plouffe ◽  
Donald H. Saklofske
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Antisocial Personality Traits

Abstract. The Dark Triad is a constellation of three antisocial personality traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. Recently, researchers have introduced a “Dark Tetrad” that includes subclinical sadism, although others suggest considerable overlap between psychopathy and sadism. To clarify the position of sadism within the Dark Triad, an online study was conducted with 615 university students. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that a six-factor solution fit the data best, representing Machiavellianism, psychopathy, physical sadism, verbal sadism, narcissism, and vicarious sadism. Furthermore, convergent validity was supported through sadism’s correlations with the HEXACO personality traits. The results support sadism’s inclusion within the Dark Tetrad as a unique construct but with some conceptual overlap with psychopathy.

Psychological Morbidity among Residential College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann, J. J ◽  
Sherin, P. A
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Induction Programs ◽  
Social Dysfunction ◽  
Residential College ◽  
Family Issues

Aim: The aim of the study was to understand the health risks among residential college students as a result of the various developmental and environmental changes. Methods: In this study 183 residential college students between the age group 16-17 years were selected using purposive sampling from different colleges in Bangalore. After this General health Questionnaire (GHQ) was administered on these students and it measured the following factors: somatic symptoms, anxiety/insomnia, social dysfunction and severe depression. Content analysis was done to analyze the open ended questions. Results: The scoring and interpretation was done according to the manual. The results showed that out of 183 college students, 61 (33%) of them were above the threshold of distress. It was further noticed that due to academic pressure, irregular sleep patterns and drug addiction 31.1% of the students had positive scores on the anxiety category. 16.4% showed symptoms of depression as they had relationship problems, experienced some trauma, were away from family and close friend. A 26.2% portrayed social dysfunction due to dysfunctional thinking patterns, family issues, depression and language barrier. Another 26.2% exhibiting somatic symptoms was a result of ill-health, unhealthy food habits and environmental factors like climate, temperature and water. Conclusion: The study implies on sensitizing teachers about these challenges and its negative influence on growing individuals. It also highlights the ways to equip adolescents with ways to overcome these challenges through induction programs and activities that would enhance cohesion among peers.

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