A Study of Personality Characteristics in Patients of Acne Vulgaris Attending Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 12
Abstract
Introduction: Acne vulgaris is a potentially disfiguring disorder, frequently affecting face, affects appearance of the person. The condition usually starts during adolescence, affects more than 85% of teenagers but frequently continues into adulthood. This is the time where they undergo maximum development of interpersonal relationships and social skills. Acne leads to significant effects on personality. Current research aimed to study personality characteristics in patients of Acne vulgaris. Material and methods: 50 randomly selected patients of Acne vulgaris and 50 suitably matched controls (preferably relatives) attending Skin and VD OPD of MBS hospital Kota, were studied for presence of different personality characteristics using Eysencks personality inventory. Data thus obtained was analyzed statistically using chi-square test. Results: Study revealed that acne patients had significantly lower score (11.78) in extraversion as compared to controls (15.33). Acne patients also had significantly higher score (10.65) in neuroticism when compared to controls (7.65). Mean psychoticism score for acne patients was 5.53 while for controls it was 5.05. Conclusion: Acne patients had significantly high neuroticism and low extraversion scores. Difference in terms of psychoticism was not statistically significant.
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J. P. Agrawal, Atul Agrawal
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