Tinnitus-Related Distress and the Personality Characteristic Resilience
Joint Authors
Wallhäusser-Franke, Elisabeth
Delb, Wolfgang
Balkenhol, Tobias
Hiller, Wolfgang
Hörmann, Karl
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
It has been suggested that personality traits may be prognostic for the severity of suffering from tinnitus.
Resilience as measured with the Wagnild and Young resilience scale represents a positive personality characteristic that promotes adaptation to adverse life conditions including chronic health conditions.
Aim of the study was to explore the relation between resilience and tinnitus severity.
In a cross-sectional study with a self-report questionnaire, information on tinnitus-related distress and subjective tinnitus loudness was recorded together with the personality characteristic resilience and emotional health, a measure generated from depression, anxiety, and somatic symptom severity scales.
Data from 4705 individuals with tinnitus indicate that tinnitus-related distress and to a lesser extent the experienced loudness of the tinnitus show an inverse correlation with resilience.
A mediation analysis revealed that the relationship between resilience and tinnitus-related distress is mediated by emotional health.
This indirect effect indicates that high resilience is associated with better emotional health or less depression, anxiety, and somatic symptom severity, which in turn is associated with a less distressing tinnitus.
Validity of resilience as a predictor for tinnitus-related distress is supported but needs to be explored further in longitudinal studies including acute tinnitus patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wallhäusser-Franke, Elisabeth& Delb, Wolfgang& Balkenhol, Tobias& Hiller, Wolfgang& Hörmann, Karl. 2014. Tinnitus-Related Distress and the Personality Characteristic Resilience. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wallhäusser-Franke, Elisabeth…[et al.]. Tinnitus-Related Distress and the Personality Characteristic Resilience. Neural Plasticity No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046685
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wallhäusser-Franke, Elisabeth& Delb, Wolfgang& Balkenhol, Tobias& Hiller, Wolfgang& Hörmann, Karl. Tinnitus-Related Distress and the Personality Characteristic Resilience. Neural Plasticity. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046685
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1046685