Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale
This article describes some prevalent personality dimensions of recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients. A sample of 33 female recently diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) was assessed with the NEO-FFI personality scale. Beck depression (BDI) and anxiety (BAI) scales...
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| author | Aline Braz de Lima Renata Alves Paes Regina Maria Papais Alvarenga |
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| description | This article describes some prevalent personality dimensions of recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients. A sample of 33 female recently diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) was assessed with the NEO-FFI personality scale. Beck depression (BDI) and anxiety (BAI) scales were also used. No significant levels of anxiety or depression were identified in this group. As for personality factors, conscientiousness was the most common factor found, whereas openness to experience was the least observed. Literature on the relationship between personality and MS is scarce and there are no Brazilian studies on this subject. Some personality traits might complicate or facilitate the experience of living with a chronic, disabling and uncertain neurological condition such as MS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-123cdb2d18dc4e6d88eaa7e3405995ff2022-12-22T02:26:02ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272015-03-0173320020410.1590/0004-282X20140234S0004-282X2015000300200Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scaleAline Braz de LimaRenata Alves PaesRegina Maria Papais AlvarengaThis article describes some prevalent personality dimensions of recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients. A sample of 33 female recently diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) was assessed with the NEO-FFI personality scale. Beck depression (BDI) and anxiety (BAI) scales were also used. No significant levels of anxiety or depression were identified in this group. As for personality factors, conscientiousness was the most common factor found, whereas openness to experience was the least observed. Literature on the relationship between personality and MS is scarce and there are no Brazilian studies on this subject. Some personality traits might complicate or facilitate the experience of living with a chronic, disabling and uncertain neurological condition such as MS.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000300200&lng=en&tlng=enesclerose múltiplapersonalidadeNEO-FFI |
| spellingShingle | Aline Braz de Lima Renata Alves Paes Regina Maria Papais Alvarenga Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria esclerose múltipla personalidade NEO-FFI |
| title | Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale |
| title_full | Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale |
| title_fullStr | Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale |
| title_short | Personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: a preliminary investigation with the NEO-FFI scale |
| title_sort | personality factors in recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients a preliminary investigation with the neo ffi scale |
| topic | esclerose múltipla personalidade NEO-FFI |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000300200&lng=en&tlng=en |
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