title: The concept of self and emotional involvement in living kidney donation: a psychometric investigation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of our study was to analyze, from a psychological point of view, living kidney donor personality, examining a sample of 18 living kidney donors.
  
  
  METHODS
  The personality study was performed using The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III in 18 potential kidney donors, 6 of whom were genetically and 12 emotionally related individuals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our study showed the presence of narcissistic, histrionic, and obsessive-compulsive personality traits in living kidney donors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is necessary to explore the development of motivation for living donation in order to achieve and maintain a harmonious relationship with the recipient while respecting their individuality.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery and Organ Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Advanced Technologies, University Hospital of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Pasquale
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veroux
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Corona
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sinagra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giaquinta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zerbo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cimino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gagliano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giuffrida
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veroux
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pistorio
mesh_terms: D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement