Authors : Z. Khalajinia , S. Refahi and M.H. Dehghan
Abstract: The recently developed Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) was used to examine personality traits correlates in dysmenorrheic women. In the present study our aim was to investigate the frequency of personality traits and its relationship with dysmenorrhea. A total of 200 nonmarried students, in age range, 21-23 years (from Mashad University of Medical Sciences) were included. Subjects divided into dysmenorrheic/non-dysmenorrheic as study group (n = 100) and control group (n = 100), respectively. Personality scores derived from Tridimensional personality Questionnaire (TPQ) and analyzed by SPSS soft ware version 9.0. The frequency of personality traits and its relationship with dysmenorrhea compared in both groups. Results illustrated that frequency of introversion, neuroticism and psychasthenia were (67 vs 32%), (52 vs 10%) and (72vs 32%) in the dysmenorrheic/non-dysmenorrheic subjects, respectively. Current evidence strongly suggests that personality traits were found to be significantly related to the presence of dysmenorrhea in this age of girls.
Z. Khalajinia , S. Refahi and M.H. Dehghan , 2008. Assessment of Personality Traits in Dysmenorrheic Young Women. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 3: 944-946.