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Personality traits predict self-referral of young male adults with musculoskeletal complaints to a general practitioner
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Objective To investigate the effects of personality traits on self-referral to a general practitioner (GP). Methods 217 male soldiers who underwent advanced training course filled the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised (EPQ-R) and the Perceived Stress Scale and were followed up for a period of 14 weeks. Every soldier who self-referred to the clinic was physically examined by a GP. The major complaint and the GP's diagnosis were documented. Results 106 of the 217 soldiers self-referred. Self-referred soldiers had significantly (P=.02) higher levels of extraversion than soldiers who did not. Specifically, higher levels of extraversion were evident among soldiers who self-referred with musculoskeletal complaints (P<.05). No significant difference in stress levels was found between soldiers who self-referred and those who did not. Conclusions These findings underscore the association between extraversion and musculoskeletal complaints among young adult males and suggest that psychological variables should be taken under consideration in the prevention and treatment of orthopedic problems.
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“Extraversion shows some relationship with fewer MSK complaints, but one study in military trainees found that high extraversion and neuroticism predicted increased self-report of MSK complaints (Ibrahim et al., 2020;Malchaire et al., 2001;Oron & Reichenberg, 2003).”
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“Extraversion shows some relationship with fewer MSK complaints, but one study in military trainees found that high extraversion and neuroticism predicted increased self-report of MSK complaints (Ibrahim et al., 2020;Malchaire et al., 2001;Oron & Reichenberg, 2003).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Oron, Y., & Reichenberg, A.
- Affiliations
- Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps (IL)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
- Corresponding author
- Reichenberg, Abraham
- Venue
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-05
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 453-456
- ISSN
- 0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1971649666
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- personality traits, extraversion, self-referral, musculoskeletal symptoms, general practitioners, perceived stress, young men, military personnel, orthopedic problems, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Extraversion, Psychological, Humans, Male, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Personality, Personality Tests, Physicians, Family, Referral and Consultation, Stress, Psychological
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