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. 2018 Oct 12:9:1951.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01951. eCollection 2018.

Revision on Psychometric Properties of the Temperament and Character Inventory in a Clinical Sample

Silvia Dell'Orco  1 , Raffaele Sperandeo  2 , Enrico Moretto  2 , Nelson Mauro Maldonato  3
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Revision on Psychometric Properties of the Temperament and Character Inventory in a Clinical Sample

Silvia Dell'Orco et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) although elaborated on the general population, is frequently used in clinical samples. The study evaluates the psychometric characteristics of TCI in clinical populations with the aim of creating a reduced version of the test suitable for these subjects. This research was conducted on two groups of mental health outpatients. In the first study, 44 items, correlated with the psychiatric disorders, was selected. These items, divided in four dimensions utilizing both statistic and psychopathological criteria, show good internal consistency and external validity and constitute a Reduced Version (TR-TCI) of the test. In the second study, the predictive validity of the TR-TCI was evaluated through the ROC curves and a logistic regression model. The results show a good predictive validity of TR-TCI, that allows us to use this instrument in order to identify the personality structures that make people sensitive to psychiatric pathologies.

Keywords: Temperament and Character Inventory; anxiety; personality disorders; prefrontal cortex; vulnerability.

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