AUTHOR=Bartosik Natalia Karina , Frankowski Rafał , Kobierecki Mateusz , Deska Kacper , Twarowski Aleksander , Bąk Bartłomiej , Kosmalski Marcin , Pietras Tadeusz 

TITLE=The association between affective temperaments and depressive symptoms in a population of medical university students, Poland

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1077940

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1077940

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Background</title><p>Compared to their peers, medical students are more exposed to stress, and many present symptoms of depression, making them a group prone to experiencing mental illnesses.</p></sec><sec><title>Objective</title><p>This study investigates a potential link between the occurrence of symptoms of depression and the dominating type of affective temperament in young people studying at a medical university.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>One hundred thirty-four medical students were surveyed using two validated questionnaires; the Polish versions of Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and the Temperament Evaluation of the Memphis, Pisa, and San Diego Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A).</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The data analysis revealed a significant link between symptoms of depression and affective temperaments, most significantly in subjects with an anxious temperament.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>This study confirms the role of various affective temperaments as a risk factor for mood disorders, specifically depression.</p></sec>