Conscientiousness and adherence to the oral contraceptive pill: a cross-sectional analysis of the facets of conscientiousness.
Psychol Health Med
; 23(8): 1006-1015, 2018 09.
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ABSTRACT
We examine the association between a six-facet model of conscientiousness and adherence to the Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP), to investigate if these 6 facets can account for variation in adherence to the OCP. Cross-sectional data were collected from an opportunity sample of 243 female participants who were current users of the OCP, via online survey. Data were analysed using correlation and standard regression. The 60-item Chernyshenko Conscientiousness Scale (CCS), the 10-item IPIP Conscientiousness (IPIP C) subscale and the 5-item OCP Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS) were employed. Both the total CCS (ρ = -0.26, p < 0.01) and the IPIP C scale (ρ = -0.22, p < 0.01) were associated with MARS. All facets measured by the CCS had small to medium-sized statistically significant correlations (r > -0.18 and r < -0.23, p < 0.05) with OCP adherence with the exception of traditionalism. Within a multivariable model, the six facets accounted for 7.1% of variance (p < 0.01) in adherence to the OCP. No one facet made a significant unique contribution to the model. These findings replicate and extend previous links between conscientiousness and OCP adherence. Further research should be conducted to establish the reliability of these findings in a general population of OCP users. Future interventions should focus on the development of interventions which take conscientiousness into consideration.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Personalidad
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Anticonceptivos Orales
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Cumplimiento de la Medicación
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Psychol Health Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Irlanda