Personality matters: Exploring the associations of personality traits with mood and somatic symptoms in multiple sclerosis

IF 3.5 2区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Journal of Psychosomatic Research Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.112022

Duygu Kuzu, Anna L. Kratz

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Abstract

Background

Research suggest that personality traits influence the mood and somatic symptoms in various different clinical populations. Neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and agreeableness have been identified as potential predictors of mood and somatic symptoms. However, the literature on personality traits and symptom outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) is limited, highlighting the necessity for more in-depth research.

Objective

This Cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between personality traits and symptomatology in individuals with MS using two separate studies and different personality assessment tools– the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) and the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI).

Methods

Participants completed surveys assessing mood and somatic symptoms. Linear regression analyses were performed to examine the associations between personality traits and MS symptoms controlling for demographic variables.

Results

.The analyses were performed on data from 63 individuals with MS for Study 1 (assessing the NEO-FFI) and 1183 individuals with MS for Study 2 (assessing the TIPI), respectively. Neuroticism was consistently associated with more somatic and mood symptoms in both sample (medium to large effect sizes; β = −0.05 to β = 0.60) Extraversion and conscientiousness were associated with fewer symptoms in Study 2.

Conclusions

This study highlights the importance of considering personality factors in understanding and managing symptoms in MS. However, further research is needed to understand the causal relationships between personality and symptom outcomes in MS.

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人格问题：探讨多发性硬化症患者人格特质与情绪和躯体症状的关系。

背景：研究表明，人格特质会影响不同临床人群的情绪和躯体症状。神经质、外向性、尽责性、经验开放性和亲和性已被确定为情绪和躯体症状的潜在预测因子。然而，关于多发性硬化症（MS）的人格特征和症状结局的文献有限，强调了更深入研究的必要性。目的：本横断面研究旨在通过两项独立研究和不同的人格评估工具- NEO五因素量表（NEO- ffi）和十项人格量表（TIPI）来探讨MS患者人格特征与症状之间的关系。方法：参与者完成评估情绪和躯体症状的调查。采用线性回归分析来检验人格特质与多发性硬化症症状之间的关系，控制人口统计学变量。结果：分别对研究1中63名MS患者（评估NEO-FFI）和研究2中1183名MS患者（评估TIPI）的数据进行了分析。在两个样本中，神经质始终与更多的躯体和情绪症状相关(中到大效应量；β = -0.05 ~ β = 0.60)研究2中，外向性和尽责性与症状减少相关。结论：本研究强调了人格因素在理解和治疗多发性硬化症症状中的重要性。然而，需要进一步研究人格与多发性硬化症症状结局之间的因果关系。

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来源期刊

Journal of Psychosomatic Research 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

6.40%

发文量

314

审稿时长

6.2 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Psychosomatic Research is a multidisciplinary research journal covering all aspects of the relationships between psychology and medicine. The scope is broad and ranges from basic human biological and psychological research to evaluations of treatment and services. Papers will normally be concerned with illness or patients rather than studies of healthy populations. Studies concerning special populations, such as the elderly and children and adolescents, are welcome. In addition to peer-reviewed original papers, the journal publishes editorials, reviews, and other papers related to the journal''s aims.