Temperament and character effects on late adolescents’ well-being and emotional-behavioural difficulties

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Cristiano Crescentini¹  Marco Garzitto²  Andrea Paschetto³  Paolo Brambilla²  Franco Fabbro⁵ 

[1] Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society, University of Udine;Scientific Institute;ISIS “E. Mattei”;Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan;Department of Medicine, University of Udine;Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Perceptual Robotics ,(PERCRO) Laboratory

关键词: Adolescents;    Temperament and character inventory;    Psychological well-being;    Personality;    Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire;    Subjective well-being;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.4484

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundResearch on adults points to personality as a crucial determinant of well-being. The present study investigates the question of personality’s relation to well-being and psychosocial adjustment in adolescence.MethodsWe assessed the role of temperament and character (Temperament and Character Inventory, TCI-125), on psychological well-being (PWB; Psychological Well-Being scales), subjective well-being (SWB; Positive and Negative Affect, PA and NA, respectively), and psychosocial adjustment (emotional-behavioural problems measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for Adolescents, SDQ-A), in 72 Italian late adolescents (aged 17.5 ± 0.75). Multiple regressions were conducted to predict PWB, SWB, and SDQ-A scores using TCI-125 scales as predictors.ResultsCharacter maturity, and in particular Self-Directedness, had a widespread protective effect on well-being and psychosocial adjustment, while different strengths and emotional-behavioural difficulties were associated to specific temperamental and character traits. For example, Harm-Avoidance and Novelty-Seeking positively predicted internalized and externalized problems, respectively.DiscussionThe present results suggest the usefulness of continuing to evaluate temperament and, in particular, character dimensions in investigations focused on adolescents’ well-being and psychosocial functioning, especially in the contexts of potential interventions aimed at enhancing development of adolescents’ character dimensions at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and transpersonal levels.

【 授权许可】

CC BY