Table 3 Mean scores on TCI dimensions among glaucoma patients and control subjects
From: The temperament and character personality profile of the glaucoma patient
Glaucoma (n = 104) | Control (n = 130) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Exploratory excitability (NS1) | 5 (4–6) | 6 (4–7) | 0,200 |
Impulsiveness (NS2) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 0,554 |
Extravagance (NS3) | 3 (2–4) | 5 (3–6) | <0,001 |
Disorderliness (NS4) | 3 (2–5) | 4 (3–5) | 0,006 |
Total Novelty seeking (NS) score | 16 (14–19) | 18 (16–21) | <0,001 |
Anticipatory worry (HA1) | 6 (4–7) | 5 (4–6) | 0,048 |
Fear of uncertainty (HA2) | 5 (4–6) | 4 (3–5) | <0,001 |
Shyness (HA3) | 4 (3–6) | 3 (2–4) | <0,001 |
Fatigability (HA4) | 4 (3–6) | 4 (3–6) | 0,259 |
Total Harm avoidance (HA) score | 19 (17–22) | 17 (14–19) | <0,001 |
Sentimentality (RD1) | 7 (5–8) | 7 (6–8) | 0,280 |
Openness to warm communication (RD2) | 4 (3–6) | 4 (3–6) | 0.259 |
Attachment (RD3) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 0,762 |
Dependence (RD4) | 2 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 0,166 |
Total Reward dependence (RD) score | 13 (12–15) | 13 (11–15) | 0,944 |
Persistence | 5 ( 3, 25–5, 75) | 6 (4–7) | <0,001 |
Responsibility (SD1) | 5 (3–6) | 4 (3–5) | 0,392 |
Purposeful (SD2) | 5 (4–6) | 5 (4–7) | 0,795 |
Resourcefulness (SD3) | 3 (2, 25–4) | 3 (2–4) | 0,617 |
Self-acceptance (SD4) | 6 (5–7) | 5 (4–7) | 0,116 |
Congruence (SD5) | 8 (7–10) | 8 (6–9) | 0,008 |
Total Self-directedness (SD) score | 27 (24–30) | 25 (23–29) | 0,033 |
Social acceptance (C1) | 5 (4–6) | 6 (5–6) | 0,026 |
Empathy (C2) | 4 (2–4) | 4 (3–5) | 0,014 |
Helpfulness (C3) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3,25-5) | 0,925 |
Compassion (C4) | 8 (6–9) | 7 (6–9) | 0,413 |
Pure-hearted conscience (C5) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) | 0,168 |
Total Cooperativeness (C) score | 26 (23–28) | 26, 5 (24–30) | 0,343 |
Self-forgetful (ST1) | 6 (4–7) | 6 (5–7) | 0,286 |
Transpersonal identification (ST2) | 5 (4–7) | 6 (5–7) | 0,054 |
Spiritual acceptance (ST3) | 6 (5–7) | 7 (5, 25–9) | <0,001 |
Total Self-transcendence (ST) score | 17 (15–19) | 19 (16–22) | 0,002 |