The relationship between personality traits and dysfunctional attitudes in individuals with or without major depressive disorder: a case control study
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Published:2023-12-04
Issue:1
Volume:23
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ISSN:1471-244X
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Container-title:BMC Psychiatry
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language:en
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Short-container-title:BMC Psychiatry
Author:
Liu Jin,Zhang Mengqi,Ju Yumeng,Wang Mi,Chen Yanjun,Sun Jinrong,Lu Xiaowen,Dong Qiangli,Zhang Liang,Wan Ping,Guo Hua,Zhao Futao,Liao Mei,Zhang Yan,Liu Bangshan,Li Lingjiang
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Dysfunctional attitudes, which are characterized by distorted self-cognitions, were considered to be linked to personality traits. It was found that certain personality traits may predict dysfunctional attitudes in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Nonetheless, the relationship between personality traits and dysfunctional attitudes remains under-researched.
Aims
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between specific domains of Sixteen Personality Factor (16PF) and dysfunctional attitudes in Chinese participants with or without MDD. In addition, the present study explores the associations between 16PF and eight subtypes of dysfunctional attitudes, based on the proposed eight-factor structure of the Chinese version of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale-Form A (C-DAS-A).
Methods
One hundred and sixty-eight participants with MDD and 130 healthy participants were included in the study (Trial Registration Number: ChiCTR1800014591). Personality was assessed using the 16PF Questionnaire. Dysfunctional attitudes were measured through the C-DAS-A.
Results
The 16PF dimensions associated with dysfunctional attitudes and the eight subtypes were mainly concentrated in the four anxiety facets including factors C, L, O, and Q4, in both MDD and HC groups. There were significant differences in the 16 PF dimensions that would explain dysfunctional attitudes between the two groups, which were as follows: factors C, G, and O in the MDD group, and factors L and Q4 in the HC group.
Conclusions
Personality traits, especially the anxiety-related personality traits, were distinctly associated with the development of dysfunctional attitudes in people with or without MDD.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province
the Scientific Research Launch Project for new employees of the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
STI2030-Major Projects
the National Key Research and Development Program of China
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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