Relationships of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire to Mood and Personality Measures for Depressed Patients

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 1315-1325 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. T. Mulder ◽  
P. R. Joyce

The relationships of Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire dimensions to mood and to the Eysenck personality dimensions and Barratt's impulsivity scores are presented. Some aspects of temperament appear to be mood related, but most are not. Correlations with the other personality measures were largely as predicted. However, Exploratory Excitability correlated negatively with Harm Avoidance rather than with Novelty Seeking. Factor analysis supported this relationship. Reward Dependence was weakly represented by the other personality measures and may be tapping unique behaviours.

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 1047-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Robert Cloninger ◽  
Thomas R. Przybeck ◽  
Dragan M. Svrakic

The Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire is a self-report personality inventory measuring three major personality dimensions: Novelty Seeking, Harm Avoidance, and Reward Dependence. Normative data, based on a U.S. national probability sample of 1,019 adults, are presented and the psychometric properties of the questionnaire are discussed.


1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 236-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Perna ◽  
C Arancio ◽  
A Bertani ◽  
A Gabriele ◽  
L Bellodi

SummaryThe authors investigated the relationship between personality dimensions and 35% CO2, reactivity. Fifty-one patients with PD and 26 healthy controls were assessed by the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire and inhaled one-vital capacity of a gas mixture of 35% CO2, and 65%; 02. PD patients showed stronger reactivity to 35%. CO2, and higher scores on Harm Avoidance personality dimension. No significant relationship between reactivity to 35% CO2, and Harm Avoidance, Novelty Seeking and Reward Dependence personality dimensions were found in PD patients or controls. These results suggest that the reactivity to 35% CO2, might not be related to personality.


1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1027-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Wetzel ◽  
Stephen L. Brown ◽  
Mary Ann Knesevich ◽  
Harold A. Wolff ◽  
Charles J. Horn ◽  
...  

The pattern of correlations between selected MMPI scales and the scales of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire were examined in a convenience sample of 88 patients who had received both tests. Time between tests (usually less than one year) did not affect the correlations, but MMPI response-set variables ( L, F, K, F–K) did. The Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire harm avoidance scale and subscales had many correlates on the MMPI. The Novelty seeking scale and subscales showed a number of moderate correlations with a smaller number of MMPI scales; these correlations did not significantly exceed the correlations with MMPI response-set variables. The Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire reward dependence scale and subscales had few, if any, significant MMPI correlates. It was also noted that no Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire scales were related to MMPI repression factor scores.


2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S298-S299
Author(s):  
G. Hurtado ◽  
G. Mateu ◽  
R. Martinez ◽  
A. Farre ◽  
J. Marti ◽  
...  

Personality dimensions related with drug use are novelty seeking, impulsivity and harm avoidance. Studies predicting drug of choice over personality variables are controversial.ObjectiveTo describe personality profile of drug users in relation to substance of choice.AimsTo know personality dimension differences according to drug used.MethodsCloninger's TCI-R was administered to 218 patients in a dual diagnosis unit.SPSS was applied.ResultsOf the patients, 33.94% had personality disorder. Principal substances used were alcohol, cocaine and cannabis.Most of drug users had normal scores in each dimension. No high scores were found in reward dependence, self-directedness and cooperativeness with any drug.High scores were observed for novelty seeking in 42.9% of timulants users; for arm avoidance in a quarter of cocaine, alcohol and methadone users and for persistence in 18.2% of hypnotics users.Low scores were observed for reward dependence in 45% of heroine and hypnotics users; for persistence in 50% of methadone and 32% of cocaine users; for self-directedness in most of types of drug users and for cooperativeness in up to 50% in heroine, hypnotics, stimulants and cocaine users.Statistical significant differences were observed for cocaine use and high novelty seeking and low cooperation; for non cannabis use and high harm avoidance; for non anfetamine use and low scores in reward dependence; for opiate use and low self-directedness.ConclusionsMost of patients had normal scores in the different dimensions.Presence of comorbid personality disorder led us to consider the results with caution.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.


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.


1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Hansenne ◽  
W Pitchot ◽  
A Gonzalez Moreno ◽  
P-Y Machurot ◽  
M Ansseau

SummaryThe relationships between the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) and depression were examined in a sample of 53 major depressive patients and 33 healthy controls. Depressed patients exhibit higher harm avoidance scores as well as lower novelty seeking sub-scale exploratory excitability (NSI) scores as compared to healthy controls. However, the other dimensions and their sub-scales do not differ between depressive patients and controls. In the depressive group, the harm avoidance dimension is related to the severity of depression as assessed by the Hamilton scale. This study confirms the state dependence of the harm avoidance dimension and suggests a relationship between the novelty seeking sub-scale NSI and depression.


2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 193-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladislav Hosák ◽  
Marek Preiss ◽  
Martin Halíř ◽  
Eva Čermáková ◽  
Ladislav Csémy

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.


1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 959-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Hansenne ◽  
William Pitchot ◽  
Antonio Gonzalez Moreno ◽  
Jean Reggers ◽  
Pierre-Yves Machurot ◽  
...  

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 427-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
B de Brettes ◽  
I Berlin ◽  
C Laurent ◽  
JP Lépine ◽  
J Mallet ◽  
...  

SummaryAllele A1 of the TaqI A restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the dopamine D2 receptor gene has been found to be associated with substance abuse and alcoholism. The personality trait of Novelty Seeking (NS) is also associated with substance abuse and dependence. We hypothesised, on the basis of involvement of dopaminergic mechanisms in substance abuse, that the presence of allele A1 of the dopamine D2 receptor gene may represent a genetic predisposition for the NS personality trait. We investigated, therefore, whether the allele A1 of the TaqI A RFLP of the dopamine D2 receptor gene is associated with the NS dimension of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) in healthy Caucasian subjects with no history of alcohol or substance abuse or dependence. We genotyped 204 subjects aged 18 to 30 years. There was no association between any of the alleles of the D2 receptor genes and any of the TPQ scores (NS, Harm Avoidance, Reward Dependence). We conclude that allele A1 of the TaqI A RFLP of the dopamine D2 receptor is not associated with NS personality trait in healthy Caucasian subjects.


2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Strobel ◽  
Burkhard Brocke ◽  
Richard P. Ebstein

Zusammenfassung: Fortschritte in der Molekulargenetik ermöglichen es, den Erklärungsbeitrag genetischer Polymorphismen mit funktioneller Relevanz zum genetischen Hintergrund der Erblichkeitskomponente einiger Persönlichkeitstraits zu untersuchen. Bisherige Befunde sprechen für potentielle Assoziationen eines Polymorphismus im Dopamin-D4-Rezeptor-Gen (DRD4 Exon 3) mit der Dimension Novelty Seeking (NS) des Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) sowie eines Polymorphismus des Serotonin-Transporter-Gens (5-HTTLPR) mit TPQ Harm Avoidance (HA). Die Betrachtung von Interaktionen dieser Polymorphismen kann einen Beitrag zur Klärung von Inkonsistenzen in bisherigen Assoziationsstudien leisten. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden für 134 Personen Interaktionen von DRD4 Exon 3 und 5-HTTLPR sowie einem Polymorphismus des Gens für COMT auf die Faktorwerte der TPQ-Subskalen überprüft. Es zeigten sich Tendenzen zu Interaktionen zwischen DRD4 Exon 3 und 5-HTTLPR bei dem HA-Faktor sowie zwischen DRD4 Exon 3 und dem COMT-Polymorphismus bei dem NS-Faktor.


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