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Different personalities between depression and anxiety
Author(s) -
Tanaka Eriko,
Sakamoto Shinji,
Kijima Nobuhiko,
Kitamura Toshinori
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199812)54:8<1043::aid-jclp4>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - cooperativeness , temperament and character inventory , harm avoidance , reward dependence , psychology , temperament , anxiety , personality , clinical psychology , novelty seeking , multilevel model , personality psychology , depression (economics) , personality assessment inventory , self transcendence , developmental psychology , big five personality traits , psychiatry , big five personality traits and culture , social psychology , machine learning , computer science , economics , macroeconomics
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. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 54: 1043–1051, 1998.