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Research Letter to Editor| Volume 14, ISSUE 2, 101416, March 2023

Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Revised Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI-140) in adults and older adults with cancer managed in outpatient settings

Published:January 13, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2022.12.004
      Cloninger's psychobiological model [
      • Cloninger C.R.
      The psychobiological theory of temperament and character: comment on Farmer and Goldberg.
      ] measures individual differences in personality traits (both normal and pathological personalities) [
      • Cloninger C.R.
      • Svrakic D.M.
      • Przybeck T.R.
      A psychobiological model of temperament and character.
      ,
      • Farmer R.F.
      • Goldberg L.R.
      A psychometric evaluation of the revised temperament and character inventory TCI-R and the TCI-140.
      ]. Temperamental traits are defined as individual differences that are presupposed to be independently inheritable, manifest in early life, and are related to emotion regulation and perception-based habits and skills. Temperamental traits are classified into four dimensions (Novelty-Seeking-NS, Harm-Avoidance-HA, Reward-Dependence-RD, Persistence-PS). Character dimensions are defined as individual differences in self-concepts, goals, and values, which develop during life through interpersonal and social experience and are classified into three dimensions (Self-Directedness-SD, Cooperativeness-C, Self-Transcendence-ST).

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