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ArticleBMC oral health2025

Personality traits and their relationship with oral health related quality of life among adolescents in Saudi Arabia.

Danah Sahmi Alhajri, Danah Abdullatif Alhammad, Lulwah Fouad Alabdulqader, Reem Rashed Alasbly, Muhanad Alhareky, Mazin Algahtani, Asim Al-Ansari, Muhammad Ashraf Nazir

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Danah Sahmi AlhajriCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Danah Abdullatif AlhammadCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Lulwah Fouad AlabdulqaderCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Reem Rashed AlasblyCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Muhanad AlharekyDepartment of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Mazin AlgahtaniDepartment of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Asim Al-AnsariDepartment of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Ashraf NazirDepartment of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P. O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia. manazir@iau.edu.sa.

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Abstract

backgroundPersonality traits are linked with different oral health outcomes. However, personality traits and their associations among children are not fully understood. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between personality traits and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among adolescents in Saudi Arabia.

methodsThis cross-sectional study included male and female students aged 12-18 years from different schools in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The participants responded to a self-administered questionnaire after providing informed consent. The questionnaire included demographic information and Arabic versions of the Big Five Personality Inventory and the Child Oral Health Impact Profile-Short Form to evaluate personality traits and OHRQoL, respectively. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were performed.

resultsThis study included 231 (59.7%) males and 156 (40.3%) females. Regarding personality traits, conscientiousness had the highest mean score (15.31 ± 3.65), followed by agreeableness (14.94 ± 3.96) and openness (14.08 ± 3.98), whereas neuroticism had the lowest mean score (8.86 ± 3.34). Males had significantly higher mean scores for extraversion (14.28 ± 3.30) and conscientiousness (15.69 ± 3.62) compared to females, who had mean scores of 13.02 ± 3.35 and 14.75 ± 3.63, respectively (P < 0.05). Females, on the other hand, scored significantly higher in neuroticism (9.51 ± 3.71) and agreeableness (15.60 ± 3.75) compared to males, who had mean scores of 8.09 ± 2.94 and 14.49 ± 4.04, respectively (P < 0.05). Bivariate analyses showed that neuroticism was negatively correlated with OHRQoL (r = -0.455, P < 0.001), whereas extraversion (r = 0.182, P < 0.001) and conscientiousness (r = 0.110, P = 0.047) were positively correlated with OHRQoL. In multiple linear regression analyses, extraversion (B = 0.696, P = 0.012) and neuroticism (B=-2.229, P < 0.001) were statistically significant predictors of OHRQoL.

conclusionThis study found that neuroticism was significantly and negatively correlated with OHRQoL, whereas extraversion was significantly and positively correlated with OHRQoL. In addition, there were statistically significant differences in personality traits between the male and female adolescents.

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Oral HealthPersonalityQuality of LifeAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesExtraversion, PsychologicalFemaleHumansMaleNeuroticismPersonality InventorySaudi ArabiaSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesNeuroticismOral healthPersonality traitsQuality of lifeSchoolchildren

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