Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN 1015-4817
eISSN 2289-0963
    J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc. 2016 Feb;55(1):33-40. Korean.
    Published online Feb 29, 2016.
    https://doi.org/10.4306/jknpa.2016.55.1.33
    Copyright © 2016 Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
    Original Article

    Personality Traits Related to Perceived Stress in Mood Disorder

    Jeong Jin Lee, MD,1 Eunsoo Moon, MD,1,2 Je Min Park, MD, PhD,1,2 Byung Dae Lee, MD, PhD,1,2 Young Min Lee, MD,1,2 Hee Jeong Jeong, MD,1 and Yoonmi Choi, BA1
      • 1Department of Psychiatry, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
      • 2Department of Psychiatry, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
    • Address for correspondence: Eunsoo Moon, MD. Department of Psychiatry, Pusan National University Hospital, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49241, Korea. Tel +82-51-240-7303, Fax +82-51-248-3648, Email: esmun@hanmail.net
    Received September 24, 2015; Revised November 22, 2015; Accepted November 22, 2015.

    Abstract

    Objectives

    Stress can substantially affect the symptoms and courses of mood disorders. Among the various factors of stress perception, one's personality traits and mood states are especially important. The aim of the current study is to examine the influences of personality traits on perceived stress in mood disorder, comparing depressive disorders and bipolar disorders.

    Methods

    Patients with depressive disorders (n=81) and bipolar disorders (n=79) and who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition diagnostic criteria were recruited. Stress perception was measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Personality traits were assessed using the Temperament and Character Inventory and the Neo-Five Factor Inventory. Linear regression analysis was performed to examine and determine the predictors that significantly affect perceived stress.

    Results

    Results of univariate linear regression analysis showed that neuroticism, harm avoidance, and novelty seeking were positively related to the PSS score in patients with bipolar disorder. However, agreeableness, self-directedness, extraversion, cooperativeness, and conscientiousness subscales were negatively related to the PSS score. In depressive patients as well, harm avoidance and neuroticism were positively related to the PSS score. Reward dependence, extraversion, agreeableness, self-directedness, and cooperativeness were negatively related to the PSS score. In multivariate linear analysis, self-directedness and extraversion were negatively associated with the PSS score in bipolar patients.

    Conclusion

    These results suggest that personality traits associated with perceived stress may differ according to the subtypes of mood disorders. In addition, consideration of the differences in personality subtypes that affect perceived stress is probably required in order to establish strategies for decreasing perceived stress in mood disorder.

    Keywords
    Personality; Perceived stress; Stress vulnerability; Depressive disorder; Bipolar disorder

    Tables

    Table 1
    Sociodemographic and clinical variables of participants

    Table 2
    Comparison of personality traits related to perceived stress between depressive and bipolar disorders using univariate linear regression

    Table 3
    Multivariate linear regression analysis predicting Perceived Stress Scale score in depressive and bipolar disorders

    Notes

    Conflicts of Interest:The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

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    MeSH Terms
    Bipolar Disorder
    Depressive Disorder
    Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
    Extraversion (Psychology)
    Humans
    Linear Models
    Mood Disorders*
    Reward
    Temperament
    Metrics
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