Distinct Age-Specific Effects on Olfactory Associative Learning in C57BL/6 Substrains by Hung-Lun Chen, Chien-Fu F. Chen, Han-Bin Huang

“…Furthermore, young adult B6J and B6N mice might be similar in olfactory habituation but different in the olfactory aspects of novelty seeking.…”
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Relationships between nicotine craving, orexin-leptin levels and temperament character traits among non-treatment seeking health professionals by Kadir Aşçibaşi, Artuner Deveci, Beyhan Cengiz Özyurt, Arzu Oran Pirinçcioğlu, Fatma Taneli

“…The total points of novelty seeking (NS), and NS3 and NS4 subscale points in the TCI of the smoking group (p = .003, p = .003, p = .002), and the self-directedness (SD) SD2 and SD5 (p = .02, p = .01) subscale points, and total cooperativeness points (TC), and C4 and C5 subscale points (p = .001, p = .002, p = .001) of the non-smoking group were found as high. …”
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Relationships between temperament, character, motivation for games and problematic video game-play among adolescents in Ahwaz, Iran by Mohammadzadeh, Parvin

“…Descriptive statistics were used to describe adolescents’ characteristics such as gender and academic levels, motivation of games (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation), temperament (novelty seeking, harm avoidance, reward dependence, and persistence), character (self-directedness, self-transcendences, and cooperativeness), and Problematic video game play. …”
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Using temperament and character dimensions (TCI) to analyze the personality profiles of adults and older adults with cancer managed in outpatient settings by Anna Vespa, Maria Velia Giulietti, Paolo Fabbietti, Mirko Di Rosa, Pisana Gattafoni, Rossana Berardi, Giorgio Arnaldi, Giancarlo Balercia, Roberta Spatuzzi

“…The following significant differences were observed in the TCI dimensions between the two profiles: Temperament-Novelty-Seeking (NS) (p < 0.001); Harm-Avoidance (HA) (p < 0.001); Reward-Dependence (RD) (p < 0.001); Persistence (PS) (p < 0.001); Character-Self-Directness (SD) (p < 0.001); Cooperativeness (C) (p > 0.001); Self-Transcendence (ST) (p < 0.001). …”
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The Personality Traits and P300 of Offspring of Parents With Alcohol Dependence Differ Depending on Current Risky Drinking: A Preliminary Case-Control Study by Yujia Qiu, Jing Wang, Ying Zhang, Tingfang Wu, Bing Li, Xin Yu

“…The correlates of alcohol use were analyzed.ResultsVulnerable OPAD showed higher novelty seeking subscale scores (NS4; 4.45 ± 2.012 vs. 3.31 ± 1.728, P < 0.05) and harm avoidance subscale scores (HA4; 5.3 ± 2.319 vs. 3.66 ± 2.461, P < 0.05) than resilient OPAD, while the total scores of each dimension showed no significant difference. …”
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Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide deficient mice show length abnormalities of the axon initial segment by Misaki Iwahashi, Takeshi Yoshimura, Wakana Harigai, Kazuhiro Takuma, Hitoshi Hashimoto, Taiichi Katayama, Atsuko Hayata-Takano

“…We previously found that pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP)-deficient (PACAP−/−) mice exhibit dendritic spine morphology impairment and neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD)-like behaviors such as hyperactivity, increased novelty-seeking behavior, and deficient pre-pulse inhibition. …”
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Differences in subjective well-being between individuals with distinct Joint Personality (temperament-character) networks in a Bulgarian sample by Danilo Garcia, Maryam Kazemitabar, Kristina Stoyanova, Drozdstoy Stoyanov, C. Robert Cloninger

“…The personality scores were used for profiling through latent profile analysis and latent class analysis based on temperament configurations (i.e., Temperament Profiles) of high/low scores of Novelty Seeking (N/n), Harm Avoidance (H/h), Reward Dependence (R/r), and Persistence (P/s); and character configurations (i.e., Character Profiles) of high/low scores of Self-Directedness (S/s), Cooperativeness (C/c), and Self-Transcendence (T/t). …”
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Personality and brain contribute to academic achievements of medical students by Yingying Xie, Congcong Yuan, Mengru Sun, Jie Sun, Ningnannan Zhang, Wen Qin, Feng Liu, Hui Xue, Hao Ding, Sijia Wang, Jinyan He, Lizhi Hu, Xiaoxia Li, Chunshui Yu

“…Our results showed that novelty seeking (NS) was negatively correlated, and conscientiousness was positively correlated with all types of academic achievements. …”
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Neurobiological Bases of Alcohol Addiction by Ana Matošić, Srđan Marušić, Branka Vidrih, Ana Kovak-Mufić, Lipa Čičin-Šain

“…The characteristic of alcoholism type 1 is avoiding damage (Harm Avoidance, HA) decreased dopamine transmission and increased serotonin transmission, while the significant characteristic of alcoholism type 2 is seeking for excitement (Novelty Seeking, NS), unchanged dopamine transmission and decreased serotonin transmission. …”
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Mouse and human genetic analyses associate kalirin with ventral striatal activation during impulsivity and with alcohol misuse by Yolanda ePeña-Oliver, Fabiana M Carvalho, Fabiana M Carvalho, Sandra eSanchez-Roige, Erin B Quinlan, Erin B Quinlan, Tianye eJia, Tianye eJia, Tom eWalker-Tilley, Tom eWalker-Tilley, Stuart L Rulten, Frances ePearl, Tobias eBanaschewski, Gareth eBarker, Arun eBokde, Christian eBüchel, Patricia eConrod, Patricia eConrod, Herta eFlor, Jürgen eGallinat, Hugh eGaravan, Hugh eGaravan, Andreas eHeinz, Penny eGowland, Marie-Laure ePaillere, Tomas ePaus, Tomas ePaus, Tomas ePaus, Marcella eRietschel, Trevor W Robbins, Michael N Smolka, Gunter eSchumann, Gunter eSchumann, Dai N Stephens

“…We then interrogated the IMAGEN database of 1423 adolescents for potential associations of SNPs in human homologues of those genes identified in the mouse study, with brain activation during impulsive performance in the Monetary Incentive Delay task, and with novelty seeking scores from the Temperament and Character Inventory, as well as alcohol-experience. …”
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Impulsivity and compulsivity in gambling disorder and bulimic spectrum eating disorders: Analysis of neuropsychological profiles and sex differences by María Lozano-Madrid, Roser Granero, Ignacio Lucas, Isabel Sánchez, Jéssica Sánchez-González, Mónica Gómez-Peña, Laura Moragas, Nuria Mallorquí-Bagué, Javier Tapia, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Fernando Fernández-Aranda

“…Moreover, these disorders showed differences in several personality traits, such as high novelty seeking in GD, and low persistence and high harm avoidance in BSDs. …”
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Ranjeet Kaur Bassi - Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) by Bassi, RK

“…Twelve papers measured various personality temperaments or dispositions. Impulsivity and novelty seeking were two aspects of personality traits repeatedly linked to comorbid ED and SUD. …”

The Mediating Model of Mindfulness in the Association between Loneliness and Psychological Well-Being: A Moderated Mediation Approach by Marzieh Haghayeghi, Ali Moghadamzadeh

“…Mindfulness involves the awareness of the present moment sustained by a mindset of openness to novelty and the ability to draw novel distinctions reflected in novelty-seeking, novelty-producing, and high overall engagement. …”
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