Abstract
Background: In the present study the authors evaluated the relationship between personality traits (according to DSM-III-R) and poor metabolic control in an adult onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus sample (n = 77). Methods: Personality traits were assessed with the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire - Revised. Metabolic control was evaluated through glycosilated hemoglobin (HbA1c): poor metabolic control was defined as HbA1c ≤ 9% (normal values <6.0%). Results: Principal Component Analysis revealed three personality profiles: 'Cluster A/C Mixed', 'Cluster B Dependent' and 'Cluster B Aggressive'. Oneway ANCOVA, using sex as covariate, revealed a significant association (p = 0.01) only between poor metabolic control and Cluster B Dependent profile. No correlation was found between HbA1c and the other profiles. Conclusion: These data suggest that a specific personality profile is associated with poor metabolic control.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 307-313 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 1997 |
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Keywords
- Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- Metabolic control
- Personality
- Psychology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
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Personality traits and metabolic control : A study in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients. / Orlandini, Alvise; Pastore, Matteo Rocco; Fossati, Andrea; Clerici, Stefano; Sergi, Alessandro; Balini, Annalisa; Maffei, Cesare; Secchi, Antonio; Pozza, Guido.
In: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Vol. 66, No. 6, 11.1997, p. 307-313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Orlandini, Alvise
AU - Pastore, Matteo Rocco
AU - Fossati, Andrea
AU - Clerici, Stefano
AU - Sergi, Alessandro
AU - Balini, Annalisa
AU - Maffei, Cesare
AU - Secchi, Antonio
AU - Pozza, Guido
PY - 1997/11
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N2 - Background: In the present study the authors evaluated the relationship between personality traits (according to DSM-III-R) and poor metabolic control in an adult onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus sample (n = 77). Methods: Personality traits were assessed with the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire - Revised. Metabolic control was evaluated through glycosilated hemoglobin (HbA1c): poor metabolic control was defined as HbA1c ≤ 9% (normal values <6.0%). Results: Principal Component Analysis revealed three personality profiles: 'Cluster A/C Mixed', 'Cluster B Dependent' and 'Cluster B Aggressive'. Oneway ANCOVA, using sex as covariate, revealed a significant association (p = 0.01) only between poor metabolic control and Cluster B Dependent profile. No correlation was found between HbA1c and the other profiles. Conclusion: These data suggest that a specific personality profile is associated with poor metabolic control.
AB - Background: In the present study the authors evaluated the relationship between personality traits (according to DSM-III-R) and poor metabolic control in an adult onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus sample (n = 77). Methods: Personality traits were assessed with the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire - Revised. Metabolic control was evaluated through glycosilated hemoglobin (HbA1c): poor metabolic control was defined as HbA1c ≤ 9% (normal values <6.0%). Results: Principal Component Analysis revealed three personality profiles: 'Cluster A/C Mixed', 'Cluster B Dependent' and 'Cluster B Aggressive'. Oneway ANCOVA, using sex as covariate, revealed a significant association (p = 0.01) only between poor metabolic control and Cluster B Dependent profile. No correlation was found between HbA1c and the other profiles. Conclusion: These data suggest that a specific personality profile is associated with poor metabolic control.
KW - Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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