[The assessment of personality traits and coping style level among the patients with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was the assessment of personality traits level (neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experiences, agreeableness, conscientiousness) and coping styles among patients with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome.


METHODS
The Neo-Five Factor Inventory of Personality (NEO-FFI) and Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation (CISS) were used in the study.


RESULTS
The subjects had a high level of agreeableness and conscientiousness and an average level of neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experiences. Moreover, the avoidance--oriented coping style dominated among the patients with functional dyspepsia and the highest level of the emotional-oriented coping style was characteristic for the irritable bowel syndrome patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Lack of the effective coping is characteristic for patients with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome. Significant differences between groups were noted in the conscientiousness level. Patients with functional dyspepsia had a high and patients with irritable bowel syndrome--an average level of conscientiousness.
Wrzesińska
Magdalena Agnieszka
MA
Zakład Rehabilitacji Psychospolecznej UM w Łodzi.
Kocur
Józef
J
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003243:Consciousness; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000523:psychology*; D005120:Extraversion, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders; D010551:Personality; D011044:Poland; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D055815:Young Adult