Correlations between trait anxiety, personality and fatigue: study based on the Temperament and Character Inventory |
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Authors: | Jiang Nan Sato Takeshi Hara Tomihide Takedomi Yaeko Ozaki Iwata Yamada Shigeto |
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Institution: | a Department of Psychiatry, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan b Health Care Center, University of Saga, 1 Honjo, Saga 840-8502, Japan c Health Administrative Center, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: In our study, we explored the associations among anxiety, the dimensions of Cloninger's theoretically based and empirically validated psychobiological model of personality (Temperament and Character Inventory, TCI) and fatigue in order to clarify the personality risk factors for fatigue. METHODS: Fifth-year students (n=89) and freshmen (n=162) at Saga Medical School and psychiatric outpatients of Saga Medical School Hospital (n=101) were investigated with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI, Japanese version), the TCI (Japanese version), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) and the self-rating Fatigue Symptom Checklist (FSC), which describe fatigue along three subscales (general, physical and psychological fatigue). Correlation and ANOVA analyses were performed in this study. RESULTS: The analysis identified a significant relation (P<.0005) between trait anxiety and fatigue. The TCI dimension of harm avoidance (HA) is positively correlated with both trait anxiety and fatigue (general fatigue, psychological fatigue and physical fatigue). The character dimension of self-directedness is negatively correlated with both trait anxiety and fatigue. CONCLUSIONS: There is an inherent relationship among trait anxiety, the temperament dimension of harm avoidance, character dimension of self-directedness and fatigue. The TCI dimensions, harm avoidance and self-directedness, might be considered as predictors for fatigue-related disorders. |
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Keywords: | Trait anxiety TCI Harm avoidance Self-directedness Fatigue |
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