TY  - JOUR
T1  - Comparison of Temperament and Character Traits in Patients with
Coronary Heart Disease and Normal Population
AU - Ghorbani, Maryam AU - AbdoliDehnavi, Zahra AU - Sadeghi, Masoumeh 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 10
IS  - 6
SP  - 587
EP  - 592
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2016.587.592
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2016.587.592
KW  - Temperament and character traits
KW  -anxiety sensitivity
KW  -emotion regulation strategies
KW  -coronary heart disease
KW  -normal people
AB  - The purpose of this study is comparing temperament and character traits, in patients with coronary
heart disease to normal subjects. This is a causal-comparative study. The population include patients referred
to SediqehTahereh Rehabilitation Center which among them, 115 patients were selected by convenience
sampling. To choose normal people, 115 persons were selected from among all normal people in Isfahan by
convenience sampling. The two groups were matched in terms of age, education and gender. Assessment tools
are questionnaires of temperament and character. Data were analyzed using software in SPSS18.The results
showed a significant difference MANOVA between the two groups in: Components of avoid injury, reward
dependence and self-directed. There is not a significant difference in other components. It seems that
personality characteristics play an important role in this disorder. To identify and control these variables can
help to reduce symptoms of the disease.
ER  -