Mikołajczyk Elzbieta, Zietek Joanna, Samochowiec Agnieszka, Samochowiec Jerzy
Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2008;17(4):210-9. doi: 10.1002/mpr.264.
The results of two self-administered, paper-and-pencil tests based on biosocial theory of personality have been compared simultaneously: the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). The stability of the personality dimensions was assessed across age, sex and education level samples in a group of 406 Polish adults with major mental diseases excluded by use of PRIME-MD questionnaire. Significant effects of age, sex, and education have been found while comparing personality dimensions in both temperamental (novelty seeking, NS; harm avoidance, HA; reward dependence, RD; persistence, P) and character scales (cooperativeness, C; self-transcendence, ST) in TCI. Among subscales of temperament only NS1, RD4 were stable according to concerning factors. All converted to their age and sex norms NEO-FFI dimensions were stable according to sex. Extraversion scale was changeable depending on age (p = 0.04). Neuroticism dimension was a little higher in lower educated group (p = 0.035).To sum up, it was concluded that sex- and age-specific norms for the dimensions of the Polish version of TCI are necessary considering the established significant differences. Particular personality genetic studies should account for age, sex and also educational differences in their methods of associative studies.
In the exploration of personality dimensions on healthy volunteers the Polish version of NEO-FFI corresponds better than TCI to theory of stability and genetic determinants of human personality. As the study included persons with excluded major mental diseases, the sample is appropriate to provide a control group in the research of psychiatric patients using both TCI and NEO-FFI.
TCI scores for persons with excluded mental disease are highly changeable depending on age, sex and education. Adjusted to sex and age scores NEO-FFI corresponded better than TCI to stability and genetic determinants of human personality.
同时比较了基于人格生物社会理论的两项纸笔式自我测试的结果:气质与性格问卷(TCI)和大五人格问卷(NEO-FFI)。在一组406名波兰成年人中,通过使用PRIME-MD问卷排除了患有严重精神疾病的个体,评估了人格维度在年龄、性别和教育水平样本中的稳定性。在比较TCI中气质(新奇寻求,NS;伤害回避,HA;奖赏依赖,RD;坚持性,P)和性格量表(合作性,C;自我超越,ST)的人格维度时,发现了年龄、性别和教育的显著影响。在气质子量表中,只有NS1、RD4根据相关因素是稳定的。所有转换为年龄和性别规范的NEO-FFI维度根据性别是稳定的。外向性量表根据年龄可变(p = 0.04)。神经质维度在受教育程度较低的组中略高(p = 0.035)。总之,考虑到已确定的显著差异,得出结论认为波兰版TCI维度的性别和年龄特异性规范是必要的。特定的人格遗传学研究在其关联研究方法中应考虑年龄、性别以及教育差异。
在对健康志愿者的人格维度探索中,波兰版NEO-FFI比TCI更符合人格稳定性和遗传决定因素的理论。由于该研究包括排除了严重精神疾病的个体,该样本适合为使用TCI和NEO-FFI的精神病患者研究提供对照组。
排除精神疾病个体的TCI分数根据年龄、性别和教育有很大变化。调整为性别和年龄分数后,NEO-FFI比TCI更符合人格稳定性和遗传决定因素。