RELATIONSHIPS OF THE TRIDIMENSIONAL PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE TO MOODAND PERSONALITY MEASURES FOR DEPRESSED-PATIENTS

The relationships of Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire dimensio ns to mood and to the Eysenck personality dimensions and Barratt's imp ulsivity scores are presented. Some aspects of temperament appear to b e mood related, but most are not. Correlations with the other personal ity measures were largely as predicted. However, Exploratory Excitabil ity correlated negatively with Harm Avoidance rather than with Novelty Seeking. Factor analysis supported this relationship. Reward Dependen ce was weakly represented by the other personality measures and may be tapping unique behaviours.