Age-specific sex differences in human personality structure : a cross-sectional study in Japan
Use this link to cite this item : http://doi.org/10.15027/19822
ID | 19822 |
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Tani, Toshiaki
Morikawa, Chizuko
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subject | elderly
personality
sex differences
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NDC |
Medical sciences
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abstract | The present study investigated age-specific sex differences in the reciprocal action of personality factors of personality structure, using a three-factor personality model. The subjects were 280 healthy adolescents (15-17 years) and 337 elderly individuals who were not inpatients (65-98 years). Psychometric properties of BASIC-3 Personality Inventory indicated high homology between adolescents and elderly. A positive association between Sociability and Novelty-Seeking personality was found in all groups. In addition, the relationship between Novelty-Seeking and Neuroticism, and Sociability and Neuroticism personality traits displayed contrasting differences when the subjects were categorized by sex. Our findings suggest that there are age-specific sex differences in personality structure, and these results may contribute to psychological intervention for the elderly.
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journal title |
Journal of health sciences, Hiroshima University
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volume | Volume 6
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issue | Issue 1
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start page | 12
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end page | 16
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date of issued | 2006-12-28
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publisher | 広島大学保健学出版会
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issn | 1347-7323
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language |
eng
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nii type |
Departmental Bulletin Paper
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HU type |
Departmental Bulletin Papers
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DCMI type | text
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format | application/pdf
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text version | publisher
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department |
Graduate School of Health Science
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