Gómez-Polo Cristina, Montero Javier
Int J Prosthodont. 2017 May/June;30(3):295–298. doi: 10.11607/ijp.5047. Epub 2017 Mar 20.
The aim of the present study was to describe personality traits of a sample of Spanish adults, identify the main sociodemographic factors related to personality, and assess the influence of these traits on healthy dental habits.
A cross-sectional design was used with 235 subjects, all of Spanish nationality and aged between 18 and 80 years, with a minimum educational level (ie, they had completed only the minimum obligatory schooling), ensuring that none of the subjects had any psychologic disturbance. The data on five personality dimensions were recorded. Sociodemographic and behavioral standard scores (z) were studied for each personality dimension, and the scores were related to the other variables studied.
A significant linear correlation was observed between the z scores of the personality factors and the sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics. The men had personalities with significantly less neuroticism, less openness, less agreeableness, and less conscientiousness than the women. In behavioral terms, those who brushed more than once a day were more agreeable (0.1 ± 0.9) than those who only brushed once a day (-0.2 ± 1.2), and smokers had higher mean scores for extroversion (0.3 ± 0.9) than did nonsmokers (-0.1 ± 1.0).
The most developed personality traits in this sample, as in the reference population, were conscientiousness (123.1 ± 22.9 points) and agreeableness (119.2 ± 19.1 points). The main sociodemographic factors of personality were found to be age and sex. Moreover, it was observed that certain personality dimensions were linked to smoking and tooth brushing habits.
本研究旨在描述一组西班牙成年人的人格特质，确定与人格相关的主要社会人口统计学因素，并评估这些特质对健康牙齿习惯的影响。
采用横断面设计，研究对象为235名西班牙国籍、年龄在18至80岁之间、最低教育水平（即仅完成最低义务教育）的受试者，确保所有受试者均无心理障碍。记录了五个个性维度的数据。对每个个性维度的社会人口统计学和行为标准分数（z）进行了研究，并将这些分数与其他研究变量相关联。
观察到人格因素的z分数与社会人口统计学和行为特征之间存在显著的线性相关性。男性在神经质、开放性、宜人性和尽责性方面的人格特质显著低于女性。在行为方面，每天刷牙超过一次的人比每天只刷一次牙的人更具宜人性（0.1±0.9），吸烟者的外向性平均得分（0.3±0.9）高于非吸烟者（-0.1±1.0）。
与参考人群一样，该样本中最突出的人格特质是尽责性（123.1±22.9分）和宜人性（119.2±19.1分）。发现人格的主要社会人口统计学因素是年龄和性别。此外，观察到某些人格维度与吸烟和刷牙习惯有关。
