TY - JOUR
T1 - Study of the Correlation between Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Personality Using the Quick Environmental Exposure Sensitivity Inventory Questionnaire and the Temperament and Character Inventory
AU - Lu, Xi
AU - Hisada, Aya
AU - Anai, Akane
AU - Nakashita, Chihiro
AU - Masuda, Shota
AU - Fujiwara, Yuki
AU - Kunugita, Naoki
AU - Katoh, Takahiko
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This study was financially supported by Labour Sciences Research Grant (H28-007) provided by the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - Objective:We conducted an analysis using the Quick Environmental Exposure Sensitivity Inventory to examine the correlation between multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and personality traits by using temperament and character inventory, and environmental exposures.Methods:An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to 667 employees working at an IT manufacturing plant in Japan. Variables including chemically sensitive population (CSP), personality, and environmental chemical exposure were individually evaluated using U-test, chi-squared test, and correlation analyses. We also did covariance structure analysis to build a structural equation model.Results:There was little direct impact of temperament on the CSP, while there was a significant impact of character on the CSP. Women were more likely to exhibit symptoms of CSP.Conclusion:MCS is correlated with personality, impacted more by character acquired later in life than innate temperament. There were sex differences in the incidence of MCS.
AB - Objective:We conducted an analysis using the Quick Environmental Exposure Sensitivity Inventory to examine the correlation between multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and personality traits by using temperament and character inventory, and environmental exposures.Methods:An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to 667 employees working at an IT manufacturing plant in Japan. Variables including chemically sensitive population (CSP), personality, and environmental chemical exposure were individually evaluated using U-test, chi-squared test, and correlation analyses. We also did covariance structure analysis to build a structural equation model.Results:There was little direct impact of temperament on the CSP, while there was a significant impact of character on the CSP. Women were more likely to exhibit symptoms of CSP.Conclusion:MCS is correlated with personality, impacted more by character acquired later in life than innate temperament. There were sex differences in the incidence of MCS.
KW - environmental exposure sensitivity inventory
KW - multiple chemical sensitivity
KW - personality
KW - sex differences
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001899
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001899
M3 - Article
C2 - 32404832
AN - SCOPUS:85088884726
VL - 62
SP - e348-e354
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
SN - 1076-2752
IS - 7
ER -
