ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Personality Types in a Clinical Population of Older Adults Based on Differences in Behavioral System Reactivity and Effortful Control
- Babette Potoms
Ghent University - Babette Potoms
Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Gina Rossi
Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Laurence Claes
Universiteit Antwerpen - Laurence Claes
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Eva Dierckx
Alexianen Zorggroep Tienen - Eva Dierckx
Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Inge Debast
Vrije Universiteit Brussel - An Haekens
Alexianen Zorggroep Tienen - Rudi De Raedt
Ghent University
Abstract
We were able to validate a resilient, a dysregulated and an apathic personality type in older adults based on differences in Behavioral System Reactivity and Effortful Control. The dysregulated type showed more clinical symptomatology, personality disorder symptomatology and maladaptive coping. Only the resilient type was characterized by high effortful control.
Aging