The prediction of cervical cancer screening beliefs based on big five personality traits.
Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari, Farnaz Mohammadzadeh, Fahimeh Rashidi Fakari and 2 others
PMID 32587737WHAT IT FOUND
Women's personality traits were linked to beliefs about Pap smear screening.
Agreeableness was linked to risk and barrier beliefs; conscientiousness was linked to exam beliefs. The study did not show these traits predict actual screening.
Key findings
01Agreeableness predicted Risk and Exam beliefs: one unit increase in Agreeableness led to 0.353 of standard deviation increase in Risk and 1.12 times increase in Exam.
02Conscientiousness predicted Exam beliefs: one unit increase in Conscientiousness led to 0.891 of standard deviation increase in Exam.
03Benefit, Vulnerability, Risk and Exam belief dimensions showed significant correlations with Big Five traits, including direct links with Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Extraversion and Agreeableness, and inverse links with Openness and Neuroticism.
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What it does not show
The study used self-report questionnaires, so participants could give unreal or distorted answers. It was cross-sectional, so it cannot show that personality traits caused Pap smear beliefs. The sample was 235 Iranian women from selected Tehran health centres, so the results may not apply to other populations. The paper measured beliefs, not Pap smear screening behaviour.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that personality traits can identify women who will or will not attend Pap smear screening. The study measured self-reported beliefs in one cross-sectional sample and did not test whether personality-based education improves screening.