ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2017
Adaptive Personality Traits and Psychosocial Correlates among Living Kidney Donors.
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- Assessment of cognitive functioning after living kidney donation: A cross-sectional pilot study.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Living Kidney Donation: A Narrative Review of Mid- and Long-term Psychosocial Outcomes.Transplantation · 2025Review
- Fatigue in living kidney donors compared to a German general population sample: an exploratory study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Quality of life, anxiety and depression symptoms in living related kidney donors: a cross‑sectional study.International urology and nephrology · 2023Article
- The Characteristics and Motivations of Taiwanese People toward Advance Care Planning in Outpatient Clinics at a Community Hospital.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Spanish Version of the Fear of Kidney Failure Questionnaire: Validity, Reliability, and Characterization of Living Donors With the Highest Fear of Kidney Failure.Transplantation direct · 2021Article
- Partnership Satisfaction in Living Kidney Donors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
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Abstract
Since living kidney donors have repeatedly been shown to be mentally more healthy compared to the general population, they might also exhibit more adaptive personality characteristics. We investigated the personality traits of 315 living kidney donors (202 female and 113 male donors) on average 7.1 years after donation using the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, a frequently used personality inventory measuring the "big five" dimensions of personality (neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness). In addition, levels of depression, anxiety, and fatigue were assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-Depression Scale, GAD-7, and Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory. Kidney donors showed more adaptive personality traits with higher agreeableness and lower neuroticism scores compared to the German general population. This was even more pronounced in living kidney donors with a high motivation to donate again (non-regreters). Scores for depression, anxiety, and fatigue did not differ from general population values and were significantly correlated with most personality dimensions. The more adaptive personality characteristics of living kidney donors might either be a selection effect or the consequence of the experience of donation and improved health of the close relative. Regardless of the causal relationship, adaptive personality traits might positively influence both physical and psychosocial well-being of the donor. Longitudinal studies should investigate if living donation might lead to persistent adaptive changes in personality traits.
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