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Affective temperaments in nicotine-dependent and non-nicotine-dependent individuals.
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Current Issues in Personality Psychology . 2016, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p125-131. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: One of the smoking risk factors influencing nicotine dependency may be human personality; however, few studies have examined the association between Akiskal's affective temperaments and smoking in adults. Our study aims to evaluate the associations between nicotine dependence and affective temperaments using the TEMPS-A. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE The sample in this study consisted of 678 healthy Caucasian adults aged from 17 to 69 years, including 134 self-declared nicotine-dependent subjects (89 females and 45 males) and 544 self-declared non-nicotine-dependent subjects (352 females and 192 males). The Polish version of the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A) was used to assess affective temperaments (depressive, cyclothymic, hyperthymic, irritable and anxious). RESULTS: Nicotine-dependent individuals scored higher on cyclothymic, irritable and anxious temperaments than non-nicotine- dependents (no significant differences with regard to depressive and hyperthymic temperaments). Among the nicotine-dependent individuals, females scored higher on anxious temperaments than males (no differences with regard to the other affective temperaments), and among the non-nicotine-dependent individuals, females exhibited more depressive, cyclothymic and anxious temperaments than males, while males exhibited more hyperthymic temperaments than females. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that affective, cyclothymic and irritable temperaments in both genders and anxious temperaments in females may be predictors of nicotine dependence in adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23534192
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Current Issues in Personality Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 118437766
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5114/cipp.2016.61379