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How Five-Factor Personality Traits Affect Psychological Distress and Depression? Results From a Large Population-Based Study Publisher



Nouri F1, 2 ; Feizi A2, 3, 5 ; Afshar H3, 4 ; Hassanzadeh Keshteli A5, 6 ; Adibi P5, 7
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  1. 1. Hypertension Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Psychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  5. 5. Integrative Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
  7. 7. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Psychological Studies Published:2019


Abstract

The objective of this study was to explore the association of five factors personality traits, as predictor variables, with the depression and psychological distress as joint-dependent variables in an Iranian general population. NEO-big five, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) were used for collecting data regarding personality traits and psychological problems from 3177 participants in a cross-sectional population-based study. Our findings showed that higher neuroticism scores increase the risk of psychological distress and depression score (p < 0.05). Participants with higher extraversion scores experienced lower levels of depression and lower risk of psychological distress (p < 0.05). Furthermore, higher scores of conscientiousness significantly increase, while agreeableness decreases the scores of psychological distress (p < 0.05). It is suggested to perform longitudinal studies focusing on both genetic and environmental factors on the relationships between personality and psychological disorders. © 2019, National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) India.
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