Personality traits and anxiety in patients with temporomandibular disorders

BMC Psychology

Table 1 Evaluation of personality characteristic Scores in TMD cases

Personality characteristic scores	Theoretical mean	Experimental mean	P-value
Demoralization	65	59.18	< 0.0001
Somatic complaints	65	58.89	< 0.0001
Low positive emotions	65	58.79	< 0.0001
Cynicism	65	59.43	< 0.0001
Ideas of persecution	65	63.15	0.146
Dysfunctional negative emotions	65	59.12	< 0.0001
Aberrant experiences	65	58.49	< 0.0001
Hypomanic activation	65	51.03	< 0.0001
Antisocial behavior	65	49.02	< 0.0001

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