title: Associations of personality with intrinsic motivation in schizophrenia.
abstract: Motivation is often disturbed in patients with schizophrenia, but little is known about how it relates to personality. We examined intrinsic motivation (IM), two personality domains from the NEO Five-Factor Inventory, and symptoms in 58 male patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Analyses revealed IM may be linked to Extraversion, Neuroticism, and negative symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Indianapolis, IN 46234, USA. jvohs@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Jenifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vohs
authors.forename: Paul H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lysaker
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nabors
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D063189:Symptom Assessment / Q000523:psychology