The five-factor model of personality: Findings in males with spinal cord injury

Daniel E. Rohe; James S. Krause

doi:10.1177/107319119900600301

The five-factor model of personality: Findings in males with spinal cord injury

Daniel E. Rohe, James S. Krause

Psychiatry and Psychology

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify common personality traits in males with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). One hundred and five participants with SCI completed the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI). The participants averaged 41.1 years of age and 17.9 years since injury onset. Compared with the NEO-PI normative sample, the SCI sample scored significantly lower on the Conscientiousness factor and the Activity and Assertiveness facet scales. They scored significantly higher on the Excitement-Seeking scale. These results suggest that males with SCI are less determined, have lower energy levels, are socially retiring, and that they tend to seek stimulation. These findings may reflect the contribution of both preinjury personality traits and adaptation to the limitations imposed by SCI.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	203-213
Number of pages	11
Journal	Assessment
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/107319119900600301
State	Published - Sep 1999

Keywords

Adjustment to disability
Five-factor model
NEO Personality Inventory
Personality
Spinal cord injury
Trauma

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Clinical Psychology
Applied Psychology

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