Personality of Argentinean outpatients in psychotherapy

Authors

  • Alicia Facio Licenciada en Psicología Profesora titular ordinaria retirada (1984-2014) de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Personalidad de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos Entrenadora de psicólogos y psiquiatras en psicoterapia cognitivo-conductual en la Asociación de Terapia Cognitiva y Conductual del Litoral
  • María Cecilia Sireix Licenciada en Psicología
  • Adelia Caneo Licenciada en Psicología
  • Ana Trossero Licenciada en Psicología

Keywords:

Personality., NEO-PI-R, Psychotherapy, Outpatients, Community sample, Argentina

Abstract

Personality differences between patients and non-patients were examined in order to make a contribution to the study of the dissemination of psychotherapies with empirical support in a country with a different cultural tradition. The NEO-PI-R test, which evaluates Costa & McCrae´s Five Factor Model of Personality, was completed by both a community sample (N = 369), recruited through the “snowball” procedure and a clinical sample (N = 282), constituted by 14 successive outpatients of 20 different clinical psychologists, in the cities of Paraná and Santa Fe (Argentina). The personality profiles differed significantly. Patients scored higher in Neuroticism (proneness to experience negative emotions) (partial η² = 13%), due to differences in all facets, except Impulsivity; lower in Extraversion (proneness to experience positive emotions) (η² partial 6%), due to lower Activity, Excitement Seeking and Positive Emotions; and lower, as well, in Conscientiousness (η² partial 6%) due to lower Competence, Achievement Striving, Order and Self-discipline. Openness to Experience and Agreeableness showed similar results. Differences between patients and nonpatients were smaller than those found in meta-analyses performed in the United States. Hypotheses are posited trying to explain such differences.

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Published

2018-09-10

How to Cite

Facio, A., Sireix, M. C., Caneo, A. ., & Trossero, A. (2018). Personality of Argentinean outpatients in psychotherapy. Vertex Revista Argentina De Psiquiatría, 29(140, jul.-ago.), 270–275. Retrieved from https://revistavertex.com.ar/ojs/index.php/vertex/article/view/301