title: Exploratory study toward development of the French version of the questionnaire on personality traits (QPT/VKP-4) in an elderly population in comparison to young adults.
abstract: This research is an exploratory study toward development of the French version of the Questionnaire on Personality Traits (QPT/VKP-4). The goal was to assess its association with the Big Five Inventory (BIG-5) and to explore the personality characteristics of the elderly compared to young adults. The 241 participants included 83 elderly people and 158 young adults. Borderline and anxious personality disorders were less frequent in elderly women than in young women, and depressive personality disorder was less frequent in elderly men. Dimension scores were higher for Conscientiousness in the elderly, Agreeableness in elderly women, and Extraversion in elderly men. Statistically significant correlations were found between personality dimension scores using the VKP-4 and the BIG-5.
authors.affiliation: 1 Université François Rabelais de Tours, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Courtois
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enfoux
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Plaisant
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Coutard
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Duijsens
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Réveillère
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Camus
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: El-Hage
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality / Q000145:classification*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult