Type D personality and self-esteem in conversion disorder: a case-control study

Autor: Sevler Yildiz, Sevda Korkmaz, Osman Kurt, Aslı Kazğan
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Volume: 4, Issue: 6 816-823
Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine
ISSN: 2636-8579
DOI: 10.32322/jhsm.967136
Popis: Aim: In the present study, we aimed to investigate the differences in type D personality and self-esteem between patients with conversion disorder (CD) and the control group. Material and Method: We carried out the study with 100 patients diagnosed with CD and 100 matching healthy individuals. We used a sociodemographic information form, the Type D Personality Scale (DS-14), and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) as the data collection tools. Considering that the scales should have high discriminative powers, we calculated the cut-off points on each scale performing the ROC analysis. Results: The results showed that the patients with CD had significantly higher negative affectivity (NA), social inhibition (SI), and DS-14 total scores than the control group (p
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