Validation of the German version of Cloninger's TPQ: Replication and correlations with stress coping, mood measures and drug use

Krebs, H; Weyers, Peter; Janke, Wilhelm

doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(98)00008-7

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“…Thus, from the psychometric point of view, the TPQ subscales can be composed of four factors rather than the original proposition of three factors. This corroborates the findings of Svrakic et al, 16 Weyers et al, 20 Krebs et al, 19 and Brandstrom et al 21 However, several other factor-analytic studies of the TPQ failed to extract the RD2 subscale as the fourth factor, despite their findings that the homogeneity of the RD dimension is smaller compared to the NS and HA dimensions. 10,14 This inconsistency is complicated by the fact that the internal consistency of the RD subscales tend to be less than ideal and hence make the interpretation of the results more difficult.…”

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“…10, 14,16,[18][19][20][21] This may reflect Cloninger's original proposition that HA inhibit NS, especially those of excitable behaviors (NS1), and enhance RD, especially those of dependence (RD4).…”

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“…First, it is predicted that females have lower NS scores but higher HA and RD scores than males, which has been corroborated by Cloninger et al 10 Many other studies have found gender differences in HA and RD but not in NS. 13,14,18,19,27 One study even reported that females had higher NS scores than males. 20 On the basis of these previous studies, it seems that the gender difference in HA and RD is more culturally independent, while NS is not.…”

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“…8 These psychometric properties were further confirmed in a study among a US national sample of 1,019 adults using an expanded version of the TPQ, containing 100 items with two items dropped from scoring. 10 Many subsequent studies using various versions of the TPQ have been conducted to examine its reliability and validity in a variety of nonclinical populations, including university students, [11][12][13][14][15][16] adult twins and their families, 17 voluntary adults, 14,[18][19][20] and representative samples from the general population. 21 The main findings of these studies are that both the HA and NS scales are psychometrically sound and conform to Cloninger's theory.…”

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Cloninger's tridimensional personality questionnaire: Psychometric properties and construct validity in Taiwanese adults

Chen

et al. 2002

Comprehensive Psychiatry

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Despite the wide use of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) in Western populations as a useful tool integrating both genetic and environmental influences on personality, some of its constructs remain questionable. In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the TPQ and its relationship with aggression in Taiwanese adults. The subjects were 201 Taiwanese adults of wide ranges in age and educational level. Subjects were assessed using a Chinese version of the TPQ and the Brown-Goodwin Aggression Inventory. The internal consistency of the Chinese version of the TPQ scales is found to be mostly in the acceptable range except for the reward dependence (RD) scale and its subscales. The results of factor analysis of the 12 TPQ subscales partially support the four-factor model rather than the original three-factor model. The construct validity of the novelty seeking (NS) and harm avoidance (HA) dimensions is supported by the findings that the NS is negatively correlated with age, the NS1 subscale is slightly negatively correlated with all the HA subscales, and the NS is positively correlated with aggression. We conclude that both the HA and NS scales of the TPQ are cross-culturally robust, while the RD scale needs to be refined. Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.A LARGE NUMBER of studies have consistently revealed that there are three to five discrete quantifiable and heritable traits that comprise human personality and predispose individuals to behave in certain consistent ways. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Recently, there has been increased interest in applying molecular genetic techniques to decipher the genes responsible for the variations in personality trait. 7 In this regard, the biosocial theory of personality put forth by Cloninger 1,8 is heuristically useful because it attempts to integrate information from family studies, longitudinal development research, psychometric descriptions of personality structure, and neuropharmacological and neuroanatomical studies of conditioning and learning in man and animals.Cloninger 1,8 proposed that there were three genetically independent dimensions of personality: novelty seeking (NS), harm avoidance (HA), and reward dependence (RD). NS is characterized by an inherited tendency toward the activation of behavior such as exploratory activity in response to novelty, impulsive decision making, extravagance in the approach to cues of reward, and quick loss of temper. HA is defined as an inherited tendency toward the inhibition or cessation of behaviors, such as pessimistic worry in anticipation of future problems, passive avoidant behaviors such as fear of uncertainty and shyness of strangers, and rapid fatigability. RD is assumed to be an inherited tendency toward the maintenance of ongoing behaviors, and is exhibited as sentimentality, persistence, social attachment, and dependence on the approval of others. Individual differences along these three dimensions reflect variations in the monoaminergic brain systems of behavioral activ...

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Chen

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Comprehensive Psychiatry

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“…That the childhood environment had the potential to negate the genotypic predisposition is of particular importance: behavioral and social outcomes of NS have been shown to be mostly negative, including substance and drug abuse, alcoholism, eating disorders, and a great variety of antisocial behaviors. [26][27][28][29][30] 'Goodness of fit' is a concept referring to a fit between environmental challenges and the child's temperamental genotype. 31 It is likely that children with certain genotypes will receive certain kinds of parenting, evoke certain responses from other people, and select for themselves certain aspects from the available environments.…”

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Nature and nurture in novelty seeking

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A sample of children (n¼92), derived from a representative population sample of healthy young Finns (n¼2149), was studied from childhood to adulthood over 14 years to determine whether the childhood environment moderated the effect of dopamine receptor gene (DRD4) polymorphism on novelty seeking (NS). A significant interaction between the DRD4 alleles and environmental variables was observed. When the childhood-rearing environment was more hostile (emotionally distant, low tolerance of the child's normal activity, and strict discipline), the participants carrying any two-or five-repeat alleles of the DRD4 gene had a significantly greater risk of exhibiting NS scores that were above the 10th percentile on a population distribution of 2149 adult Finnish women and men. The genotype had no effects on NS when the childhood environment was more favorable. Although the results are preliminary, pending replication, they nevertheless provide important information on the long-term effects of nurture and nature on NS temperament.

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Baseline Patient Characteristics Predicting Outcome and Attrition in Cognitive Therapy for Social Phobia: Results from a Large Multicentre Trial

Hoyer

Wiltink

Hiller

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Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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Personality, self-esteem, shame, attachment style and interpersonal problems do not or only marginally moderate the effects of interventions in CT of social phobia. Symptom severity and comorbid diagnoses might affect treatment outcome negatively. Beyond these two factors, most patients share a similar likelihood of treatment success when treated according to the manual by Clark and Wells. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Validation of the German version of Cloninger's TPQ: Replication and correlations with stress coping, mood measures and drug use

Cited by 44 publications

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Cloninger's tridimensional personality questionnaire: Psychometric properties and construct validity in Taiwanese adults

Cloninger's tridimensional personality questionnaire: Psychometric properties and construct validity in Taiwanese adults

Nature and nurture in novelty seeking

Baseline Patient Characteristics Predicting Outcome and Attrition in Cognitive Therapy for Social Phobia: Results from a Large Multicentre Trial

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