TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship of parotid saliva flow rate and composition with personality traits in healthy men
AU - Costa, Paul T.
AU - Chauncey, Howard H.
AU - Rose, Charles L.
AU - Kapur, Krishan K.
PY - 1980/11
Y1 - 1980/11
N2 - A number of studies have investigated the relationship between parotid saliva flow rate and clinical depression. However, no comprehensive study of the intercorrelations between parotid gland secretion and normal personality traits has been reported. The stimulated flow rate, pH, osmolality, and eleven composition variables were measured in 390 normal men and correlated against eight personality dimensions derived from scores obtained from the Cattell Sixteen Personality Factor questionnaire (16PF) and a modified form of the Eysenck Personality Inventory. Flow rate, pH, osmolality, and eight of the eleven salivary components were significantly correlated with four personality traits: anxiety, conscientiousness, shrewdness, and introversion. The relationship of personality traits to the parotid gland flow rate and saliva composition is discussed in terms of both physiologic models and the possible mediating effect by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
AB - A number of studies have investigated the relationship between parotid saliva flow rate and clinical depression. However, no comprehensive study of the intercorrelations between parotid gland secretion and normal personality traits has been reported. The stimulated flow rate, pH, osmolality, and eleven composition variables were measured in 390 normal men and correlated against eight personality dimensions derived from scores obtained from the Cattell Sixteen Personality Factor questionnaire (16PF) and a modified form of the Eysenck Personality Inventory. Flow rate, pH, osmolality, and eight of the eleven salivary components were significantly correlated with four personality traits: anxiety, conscientiousness, shrewdness, and introversion. The relationship of personality traits to the parotid gland flow rate and saliva composition is discussed in terms of both physiologic models and the possible mediating effect by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0030-4220(80)80008-9
DO - 10.1016/S0030-4220(80)80008-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 6935597
AN - SCOPUS:0019275519
VL - 50
SP - 416
EP - 422
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
SN - 2212-4403
IS - 5
ER -