Personality differences according to age and sex in a Mexican sample using the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised
Por:
Fresán A., Robles-García R., López-Avila A., Cloninger C.R.
Publicada:
1 nov 2011
Resumen:
Objectives: The objectives of the study were to compare personality features according to age and sex cohorts in a community sample of Mexico City using the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R) and to examine the TCI-R psychometric properties according to age and sex parameters. Method: A total of 2076 adults filled out the Spanish version of TCI-R. Results: Younger subjects exhibited higher novelty seeking. Self-directedness and cooperativeness scores increased with age. Harm avoidance and self-transcendence were lower in younger adults when compared with older subjects. Women scored higher than men in harm avoidance and reward dependence. Men between 26 and 45 years old reported higher novelty seeking. Women older than 25 years scored higher in self-transcendence, and those older than 45 years exhibited higher cooperativeness scores. The identified TCI-R structure corresponded to the original one. Internal consistency of the higher-order dimensions was good in all age
Filiaciones:
Fresán A.:
Subdirección de Investigaciones Clínicas, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente, Calz. México-Xochimilco No 101, Tlalpan, Mexico City, 14370, Mexico
Robles-García R.:
Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Sociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente, Calz. México-Xochimilco No 101, Tlalpan, Mexico City, 14370, Mexico
López-Avila A.:
Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente, Calz. México-Xochimilco No 101, Tlalpan, Mexico City, 14370, Mexico
Cloninger C.R.:
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
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