Biopsychological traits of Sasang typology based on Sasang personality questionnaire and body mass index

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

C Robert Cloninger¹  Soo Jin Lee²  Han Chae³  Soo Hyun Park⁴  Minwoo Hwang⁵  Yun Hee Kim⁶ 

[1] Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, 3110, Saint Louis, MO, USA;Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, 3110, Saint Louis, MO, USA;Department of Psychotherapy, Nursing and Public Health, Kyungil University, 712-701, Daegu, South Korea;Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, 3110, Saint Louis, MO, USA;Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, 609-735, Pusan, South Korea;Department of Psychology, Yonsei University, 120-749, Seoul, South Korea;Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, KyungHee University, 130-701, Seoul, South Korea;Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University, 300-716, Daejeon, South Korea;

关键词: Biopsychological traits;    Sasang typology;    Sasang personality questionnaire;    Body mass index;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6882-14-315

 received in 2014-01-28, accepted in 2014-08-13,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe purpose of present study was to examine biological and psychological characteristics of people according to the Sasang typology, which is popular in Korea. We evaluated the Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) as a measure of temperament, and Body Mass Index (BMI) as a measure of the somatic properties of each Sasang type.MethodsSubjects were 2506 (877 males, 1629 females) outpatients between the ages of 20 through 70 who requested traditional medical assessment and treatment in Korea. The structural validity of the SPQ was examined and its correlation with BMI was analyzed. The SPQ and BMI measures of each Sasang type across age and gender were presented and their differences were analyzed with Analysis of Variance.ResultsConfirmatory factor analysis and path analysis identified an acceptable three-factor structure of the SPQ measuring differences in individual’s behavior, emotion, and cognition. SPQ scores (29.71 ± 1.00, 28.29 ± 0.19 and 26.14 ± 0.22) and BMI scores (22.92 ± 0.09, 25.56 ± 0.10 and 21.44 ± 0.10) were significantly (p < 0.001) different among So-Yang, Tae-Eum and So-Eum Sasang types, respectively.ConclusionsThe results showed that the SPQ and BMI is a reliable measure for quantifying the biopsychological characteristics of each types, and useful for guiding personalized and type-specific treatment with medical herbs and acupuncture.

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