title: Temperament and Character Differences in Patients with Premature Ejaculation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The debate on the etiology of premature ejaculation is still ongoing although there was huge amount of biological and psychological theories. We aimed to investigate the personality structure of patients with premature ejaculation via temperament and character inventory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty patients with premature ejaculation and a matched number of healthy people were included. Participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire booklet with separate sections for general demographic information and the temperament and character inventory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total novelty seeking scores and subscale 1 (exploration-excitability) scores in premature ejaculation patients were significantly higher than in control groups (p<0.05). Total harm avoidance scores and harm avoidance subscale 2 (fear of uncertainty) scores in premature ejaculation patients was found significantly lower than in control group (p<0.05). Beck depression score was significantly higher in patients with premature ejaculation than in control groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Men with premature ejaculation are more impulsive (excitant), more tempered, more excitable and less prone to harmful behavior. Current findings tend to reinforce premature ejaculation based upon combination of neurobiological and psychological reasons.
authors.affiliation: Kahramanmaraş Sütcü İmam University, Faculty of Medical, Department of Urology Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Altunoluk
authors.affiliation: Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Medical, Department of Psychiatry, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erman
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: BAğCIOĞLU
authors.affiliation: Kahramanmaraş Sütcü İmam University, Faculty of Medical, Department of Urology Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Efe
authors.affiliation: Rize University Faculty of Medical Department of Psychiatry, Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bahçeci
authors.affiliation: Dicle University Faculty of Medical, Department of Urology, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Söylemez
keywords: Premature ejaculation; character; temperament