Yin-Yang personality of pediatric outpatients in Korea

The Yin-Yang personality from biopsychological perspective using revised Sasang Personality Questionnaire

“…Third, the revision in the current study provided the operational definition of Yin-Yang personality clearly and distinctively by lowering the correlation coefficient among the three rSPQ subscales ( Table 3 ). Previous studies using the SPQ showed significant correlations between SPQ-Behavior and SPQ-Cognition in preschoolers, 28 elementary students, 27 , 28 middle school students, 26 , 36 high school students 12 , 29 and university students, 11 , 13 as well as adults 13 showing correlation coefficient ranged from 0.256 to 0.541. However, the current study showed no significant correlation coefficient between rSPQ-Behavior and rSPQ-Emotion subscales ( Table 3 ), and no significant correlations (r = −0.063∼0.111) among the three rSPQ subscales ( Table 5 ).…”

“…The current study suggested a more defined and organized psychological characterization of Yin-Yang personality and its subdomains by considering the behavioral, cognitive and emotional perspectives ( Table 1 ). Based on the correlations with TCI subscales ( Table 5 ), the description of three domains of Yin-Yang or three subscales of rSPQ, along with repeatedly reported associations with Novelty-Seeking and Harm-Avoidance, 2 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 19 , 20 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 36 would be as follows ( Table 1 ). The rSPQ-Behavior was observed to significantly correlate with RD (r = 0.436, p < 0.01), PS (r = 0.430, p < 0.01), SD (r = 0.359, p < 0.01) and CO (r = 0.246, p < 0.01), indicating that those with high rSPQ-Behavior are cooperative, sociable, persistent and proactive.…”

“…The current study has the following limitations, which need to be addressed in future studies. First, studies on test-retest reliability with short and long intervals 11 , 26 and demographic features of rSPQ using various age groups, 11 , 12 , 13 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 36 , 44 are required for the generalization. There is also a need for study on the gender differences in other participants especially adolescents, and the differences between patients and healthy subjects 27 , 28 are need to be examined.…”

“…Second, adolescents may have difficulty in recognizing and responding to some SPQ items, 26 and gender differences in SPQ-Cognition subscale have also been reported. 12 , 27 , 28 , 29 For example, content of certain questions, such as “Do you consider yourself feminine or masculine?” and “Do you tend to be relatively direct or indirect when expressing yourself”, might have different connotations, depending on the gender, age and cultural background of the individuals. Thus, it requires rectification for easy and correct understandings.…”