Influence of personality traits in coping skills in individuals with bipolar disorder

Abstract

Background: Bipolar disorder is marked by alterations in coping skills which in turn impacts the disease course. Personality traits are associated with coping skills and for this reason it has been suggested that personality traits of patients with BD may have influence over their coping skills. Objective: To investigate possible associations between coping skills and personality in individuals with bipolar disorder (BD). Methods: Thirty-five euthymic subjects with BD were compared with 40 healthy controls. Coping skills were evaluated using Ways of Coping Checklist Revised and Brief-COPE. Personality traits were assessed by Neo Personality Inventory. MANCOVA was used for between groups comparison. Results: Regarding coping, individuals with BD reported more frequent use of emotion-focused strategies than problem-focused strategies, and high levels of neuroticism and low levels of extroversion and conscientiousness on personality measures. Neuroticism influenced negatively the use of problem-focused strategies, and positively emotion-focused coping. Conscientiousness influenced the use of problem-focused strategies in both groups. There was a significant difference between emotion focused coping and personality traits between BD and control groups. Discussion: Personality traits seem to modulate coping skills and strategies in BD which may be took into account for further interventions.

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“…The result is supported by Souza et al who studied thirty-five euthymic subjects with bipolar disorder and compared with 40 healthy controls [26]. The result of the study was that neuroticism influenced the use of problem-focused strategies in a negative way, and emotion-focused coping in a positive way.…”

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“…Several studies report lower E in BD compared to HC, while other authors found no significant difference. 43,47,48,[52][53][54] Likewise, in individuals with BD levels of C and A were reported reduced, as well as not significantly different in comparison with HC. 47,55 O and P were found to be both, lower and higher in BD in comparison to HC.…”

“…The investigation of other personality traits in BD has so far delivered mixed results. In several studies, E was found lower in BD compared to HC Souza et al, 2014;, but some authors report no significant difference . Similarly, C and A were found to be decreased or not significantly different in BD compared to HC .…”

“…47,55 O and P were found to be both, lower and higher in BD in comparison to HC. 1,45,53,54,56 As personality might have an impact on the onset and/or course of BD, it may be of clinical significance to identify the particular expression of personality traits in those individuals. 1,10,19,46,57 This hypothesis is sustained by the results of a prospective investigation showing that large N and small E scores at baseline are predictions for a depressive characterized course of BD.…”

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