Relations between early life stress, temperament and character and psychiatric symptoms: an exploratory study in a non-clinical sample
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2019.1.29581Keywords:
childhood trauma, temperament, character.Abstract
The occurrence of Early Life Stress (ELSs) can be a determining factor for the development of dysfunctional personality traits and mental disorders. The aim of this study was to analyze the possible relationship between ELSs, personality traits and psychiatric symptoms in a non clinical sample. It is an investigation with a cross-sectional design, where they were used for data collection: a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Inventory Self-Assessment for Adults (ASI), the Questionnaire on Trauma in Childhood (CTQ) and the Inventory of Temperament and Character (CTI-R). The results expose association between the occurrence of ELSs and greater presence temperament factor harm avoidance and minor character factor presence self-directedness, both also showed correlations with psychiatric symptoms. It is suggested that ELSs may influence the development of personality traits that serve as vulnerability factors for the emergence of psychiatric symptoms.
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