Temperament traits as predictors of depression and anxiety in patients with asthma and COPD

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dc.abstract.enIntroduction: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between individual temperament traits among patients with chronic respiratory diseases and the risk of developing symptoms of anxiety and depression in an adult population. Material and methods: A total of 150 subjects (72 women and 78 men) were enrolled in the study after obtaining their informed written consent. The age of the women in the study was 50.35 ± 15.84 and the mean age of the men was 52.14 ± 18.39 years. Patients were suffering from asthma and/or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The study used a diagnostic survey method utilizing 3 questionnaires. The Formal Behavioural Characteristics Temperament Questionnaire (FCZ-KT), allowed the individual severity of temperament traits to be determined. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to assess the severity of depressive symptoms, while the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire measured anxiety as a state and trait. Results: The results indicate that, of the temperament traits studied, briskness and emotional reactivity are significant for the development of depressive symptoms. High levels of emotional reactivity are a risk factor for the development of depression and anxiety, while high crankiness is a protective factor reducing the risk of developing depression and anxiety. Conclusions: The results presented here show the potential of temperament trait analysis in patients with chronic respiratory diseases in the early diagnosis and prevention of depressive disorders allowing for better control and effectiveness of treatment of chronic somatic conditions.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.contributor.authorZdanowicz, Paula
dc.contributor.authorWujcik, Radosław
dc.contributor.authorPietras, Tadeusz
dc.date.access2025-01-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-11-09T11:44:25Z
dc.date.available2026-11-09T11:44:25Z
dc.date.created2025
dc.date.issued2025-01
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between individual temperament traits among patients with chronic respiratory diseases and the risk of developing symptoms of anxiety and depression in an adult population. Material and methods: A total of 150 subjects (72 women and 78 men) were enrolled in the study after obtaining their informed written consent. The age of the women in the study was 50.35 ± 15.84 and the mean age of the men was 52.14 ± 18.39 years. Patients were suffering from asthma and/or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The study used a diagnostic survey method utilizing 3 questionnaires. The Formal Behavioural Characteristics Temperament Questionnaire (FCZ-KT), allowed the individual severity of temperament traits to be determined. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to assess the severity of depressive symptoms, while the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire measured anxiety as a state and trait. Results: The results indicate that, of the temperament traits studied, briskness and emotional reactivity are significant for the development of depressive symptoms. High levels of emotional reactivity are a risk factor for the development of depression and anxiety, while high crankiness is a protective factor reducing the risk of developing depression and anxiety. Conclusions: The results presented here show the potential of temperament trait analysis in patients with chronic respiratory diseases in the early diagnosis and prevention of depressive disorders allowing for better control and effectiveness of treatment of chronic somatic conditions.</jats:p>
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dc.description.physical11-21
dc.description.sdgGoodHealthAndWellBeing
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume26
dc.identifier.doi10.12923/2353-8627/2025-0002
dc.identifier.issn2353-8627
dc.identifier.issn2081-3910
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2741
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://czasopisma.umlub.pl/cpp/article/view/1949
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.articleOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enasthma
dc.subject.enCOPD
dc.subject.endepression
dc.subject.enanxiety
dc.subject.entemperament
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dc.titleTemperament traits as predictors of depression and anxiety in patients with asthma and COPD
dc.title.journalCurrent Problems of Psychiatry
dc.typeJournalArticle
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