Different personalities between depression and anxiety

✍ Scribed by Eriko Tanaka; Shinji Sakamoto; Nobuhiko Kijima; Toshinori Kitamura

• Book ID: 101260450
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 77 KB
• Volume: 54
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199812)54:8<1043::aid-jclp4>3.0.co;2-a

✦ Synopsis

We examined the different personality dimensions between depression and anxiety with Cloninger's seven-factor model of temperament and character. The Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), which measures four temperament and three character dimensions of Cloninger's personality theory (125-item short version), the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were administered to 223 Japanese students. With hierarchical regression analysis, the SDS score was predicted by scores of Harm-Avoidance, Self-Directedness, and Self-Transcendence, even after controlling for the STAI score. The STAI score was predicted by scores of Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness, even after controlling for the SDS score. More importance should be attached to these dimensions of character because they might contribute to both depression and anxiety.