表題番号：2021C-705
日付：2022/04/06
研究課題伝統医学の体質理論と気分および性格特性との関連
| 研究者所属（当時） | 資格 | 氏名 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| （代表者） | 文学学術院 文化構想学部 | 教授 | 宮田 裕光 |
| （連携研究者） | 大学院文学研究科心理学コース | 修士課程1年生 | 小林 大介 |
- 研究成果概要
- The tridosha theory of Ayurveda classifies compositions and conditions of the body into three constructs (or doshas), i.e., vata, pitta, and kapha, and assumes personality and mood status unique to each of these body compositions, i.e., prakriti, and conditions, i.e., vikrti. We examined potential relationships between these constructs in traditional medicine and the psychological constructs of personality traits and/or mood states. A total of 1,279 healthy adults completed an online questionnaire survey that involved interview sheets used to separately assess prakriti and vikrti based on the tridosha theory, as well as psychological scales on Big Five personality traits (TIPI-J) and mood states (POMS-2). Scores from many subscales of the POMS-2 were significantly positively correlated with scores from the body compositions and conditions of the tridosha theory. Further, multiple regression analyses revealed that the Agreeableness scores from the TIPI-J negatively predicted the vata, pitta, and kapha scores for vikrti. In addition, the Anger-Hostility and Confusion-Bewilderment subscale scores from the POMS-2 significantly positively predicted the vata, pitta, and kapha scores for vikrti. These results support the notion that multiple dimensions of personality traits and mood states as studied in modern psychology are related to the mind-body theory of a traditional medicine.