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I've only read the abstract. It's the usual utter nonsense. Just posting it here for reference.
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Personality profile of chronic fatigue syndrome patients and the alternative five factor model
M. Gomà-i-Freixanet, N. Sáez-Francàs, S. Valero, N. Calvo, M. Casas
April 2014
Available online 12 March 2014
Personality and Individual Differences. Volume 60, Supplement, April 2014, Pages S64.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886913005631
Abstract:
Spain
Personality profile of chronic fatigue syndrome patients and the alternative five factor model
M. Gomà-i-Freixanet, N. Sáez-Francàs, S. Valero, N. Calvo, M. Casas
April 2014
Available online 12 March 2014
Personality and Individual Differences. Volume 60, Supplement, April 2014, Pages S64.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886913005631
Abstract:
Neuroticism has frequently been associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Other studies have shown that CFS patients are less extraverted than non-CFS patients, although the results are inconsistent. The objective of this study is twofold: To assess the personality profile of adults with CFS under the AFFM and to test the discriminant validity of the ZKPQ. The CFS group consisted of 132 consecutive patients. A cross-validation procedure, using logistic regression, was executed. Low levels on Activity and high on Neuroticism-Anxiety showed the best discriminant capacity between CFS and controls. The results of this study are concordant with previous literature on the relevance of Neuroticism in CFS characterization, but it extends the scarce existing literature in a significant manner in relation to the Activity trait. For a better conceptualization of this medical condition, we encourage researchers to take into account the facets of Extraversion rather than the dimension itself.
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