title: Relationship of interpersonal sensitivity with dimensions of the Temperament and Character Inventory in healthy subjects.
abstract: The relationship of interpersonal sensitivity measured by the Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM) with the 7 dimensions of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) was studied in 481 healthy subjects. The multiple regression analysis showed that the IPSM scores were correlated with the scores of 5 dimensions of the TCI, and the correlations were especially strong with self-directedness (beta = -.35) and harm avoidance (beta = .29). In the principal component analysis of the IPSM combined with the TCI dimensions, the IPSM formed a group with self-directedness and harm avoidance, with respective loading values of 0.82, -0.83, and 0.69. The present study suggests that interpersonal sensitivity is related to some dimensions of the TCI, especially with low self-directedness and high harm avoidance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Genki
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002605:Character; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013694:Temperament