Halford J B, Anderson S D
Department of Neurophysiology, Cromwell Hospital, London, U.K.
J Psychosom Res. 1991;35(4-5):383-90. doi: 10.1016/0022-3999(91)90033-k.
This paper focuses upon the relationship between tinnitus and personality. One hundred and twelve members of a tinnitus self-help group completed psychological and tinnitus questionnaires. In line with prior studies we found that tinnitus was associated with elevated anxiety trait and depression. Unlike previous work, use of a validated subjective tinnitus scale allowed us to directly test the strength of association. Although both anxiety trait and depressive tendency were significantly correlated with overall tinnitus severity, the coefficients were of low magnitude. Advancing age was related to a reduction in depressive tendency; and being male was associated with lower anxiety and depression scores. While hypothesizing a bi-directional causality between personality and the impact of tinnitus, we acknowledge that only longitudinal research can unequivocally test this.
本文聚焦于耳鸣与个性之间的关系。一个耳鸣自助小组的112名成员完成了心理问卷和耳鸣问卷。与先前的研究一致，我们发现耳鸣与焦虑特质和抑郁情绪升高有关。与之前的研究不同，使用经过验证的主观耳鸣量表使我们能够直接测试关联强度。虽然焦虑特质和抑郁倾向都与总体耳鸣严重程度显著相关，但系数较小。年龄增长与抑郁倾向降低有关；男性的焦虑和抑郁得分较低。虽然我们假设个性与耳鸣影响之间存在双向因果关系，但我们承认只有纵向研究才能明确验证这一点。
