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Development and Validation of a Personality Assessment Instrument for Traditional Korean Medicine: Sasang Personality Questionnaire
Joint Authors
Lee, Si Woo
Chae, Han
Jang, Eunsu
Park, Soo Hyun
Lee, Soo Jin
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Sasang typology is a traditional Korean medicine based on the biopsychosocial perspectives of Neo-Confucianism and utilizes medical herbs and acupuncture for type-specific treatment.
This study was designed to develop and validate the Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) for future use in the assessment of personality based on Sasang typology.
Design and Methods.
We selected questionnaire items using internal consistency analysis and examined construct validity with explorative factor analysis using 245 healthy participants.
Test-retest reliability as well as convergent validity were examined.
Results.
The 14-item SPQ showed acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha=.817) and test-retest reliability (r=.837).
Three extracted subscales, SPQ-behavior, SPQ-emotionality, and SPQ-cognition, were found, explaining 55.77% of the total variance.
The SPQ significantly correlated with Temperament and Character Inventory novelty seeking (r=.462), harm avoidance (r=−.390), and NEO Personality Inventory extraversion (r=.629).
The SPQ score of the So-Eum (24.43±4.93), Tae-Eum (27.33±5.88), and So-Yang (30.90±5.23) types were significantly different from each other (P<.01).
Conclusion.
Current results demonstrated the reliability and validity of the SPQ and its subscales that can be utilized as an objective instrument for conducting personalized medicine research incorporating the biopsychosocial perspective.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chae, Han& Lee, Si Woo& Park, Soo Hyun& Jang, Eunsu& Lee, Soo Jin. 2012. Development and Validation of a Personality Assessment Instrument for Traditional Korean Medicine: Sasang Personality Questionnaire. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028456
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chae, Han…[et al.]. Development and Validation of a Personality Assessment Instrument for Traditional Korean Medicine: Sasang Personality Questionnaire. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chae, Han& Lee, Si Woo& Park, Soo Hyun& Jang, Eunsu& Lee, Soo Jin. Development and Validation of a Personality Assessment Instrument for Traditional Korean Medicine: Sasang Personality Questionnaire. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028456
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028456