Estudio de la relación entre miopía y personalidad

  1. I. Rodríguez Uña
  2. F. Pérez Bartolomé
  3. M. Urriés Ortiz 1
  4. P. Arriola Villalobos 2
  5. M. Bermúdez Vallecilla 2
  6. L. Fernández-Vega Cueto
  7. C. Martín Villaescusa 3
  8. P. Marticorena Álvarez
  1. 1 Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid. ( Servicio de Psicologóa Clínica)
  2. 2 Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid
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    Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04d0ybj29

  3. 3 Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, ( Servicio de Oftalmología )
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Journal:
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

ISSN: 0365-6691

Year of publication: 2015

Volume: 90

Issue: 8

Pages: 365-372

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.OFTAL.2015.01.005 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

Objective To study the correlation between the myopic refractive error and certain personality traits, and to determine whether there is a correlation between the degree of myopia and an increased frequency in personality disorders. Methods Cross-sectional observational multicenter study conducted on 82 subjects (26 men, 56 women) age over 18 years with myopia (spherical defect ≤ −0.5 D), with 30 subjects having high myopia (<−6 D). Data collected: age and gender, academic level, result in the Neo PI-R personality test, autorefractometry, myopic pathology, and ophthalmological treatment. Results Correlation (Spearman's) between the magnitude of the spherical defect and the 5 personality traits studied in the total sample was not statistically significant: neuroticism (−0.057; P=.610), extroversion (−0.020; P=.857), openness (−0.032; P=.774), kindness (−0.060; P=.592), and responsibility (−0.034; P=.765). By dividing them into subgroups of low and high significance (t-test), a significant (P=.002) upward trend of the myopic defect with increasing scores on extraversion was found. When comparing high myopic subjects to the non-high myopic ones, there were significant differences between the 2 groups in terms of the associated pathology (P=.001), received treatment (P=.001) and the level of studies (P=.013). There were no differences in the variables of personality: neuroticism (P=.852), extroversion (P=.199), openness (P=.560), kindness (P=.584), and responsibility (P=.722). Conclusions A low correlation was found between myopia and personality. There was no difference in the degree of myopia between the groups with different education levels. Subjects with more severe ocular pathology associated with myopia had higher scores in neuroticism, without finding any significant association.

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