I.P. Pavlov Journal of Higher Nervous ActivityI.P. Pavlov Journal of Higher Nervous ActivityЖурнал высшей нервной деятельности им. И.П. Павлова0044-46773034-5316The Russian Academy of Sciences65207910.31857/S0044467724040048ФИЗИОЛОГИЯ ВЫСШЕЙ НЕРВНОЙ (КОГНИТИВНОЙ) ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ЧЕЛОВЕКАФИЗИОЛОГИЯ ВЫСШЕЙ НЕРВНОЙ (КОГНИТИВНОЙ) ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ЧЕЛОВЕКАResearch ArticleAnalysis of associations of personality traits and stress with the level of serum cortisol in Sakha (Yakut) menАнализ ассоциаций черт темперамента и характера личности с уровнем кортизола в сыворотке крови мужчин Саха (якутов) с учетом перенесенного в детстве стрессаNakhodkinS. S.НаходкинС. С.
Russian Federation
sardaanafedorova@mail.ruBarashkovN. A.БарашковН. А.
Russian Federation
sardaanafedorova@mail.ruKazantsevaA. V.КазанцеваА. В.
Russian Federation
sardaanafedorova@mail.ruPshennikovaV. G.ПшенниковаВ. Г.
Russian Federation
sardaanafedorova@mail.ruNikanorovaA. A.НиканороваА. А.
Russian Federation
sardaanafedorova@mail.ruKhusnutdinovaE. K.ХуснутдиноваЭ. К.
Russian Federation
sardaanafedorova@mail.ruMalykhS. B.МалыхС. Б.
Russian Federation
sardaanafedorova@mail.ruFedorovaS. A.ФедороваС. А.
Russian Federation
sardaanafedorova@mail.ruM.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal UniversityСеверо-Восточный федеральный университет имени М.К. АммосоваYakut Scientific Center of Complex Medical ProblemsЯкутский научный центр комплексных медицинских проблемUfa Federal Research Center oof the Russian Academy of SciencesУфимский федеральный исследовательский центр РАНUfa University of Science and TechnologyУфимский университет науки и технологийPsychological Institute of the Russian Academy of EducationПсихологический институт Российской академии образованияLomonosov Moscow State UniversityМосковский государственный университет им. M.В. Ломоносова0911202474442643602022025Copyright ©; 2024, Russian Academy of SciencesCopyright ©; 2024, Российская академия наук2024Russian Academy of SciencesРоссийская академия наукhttps://innoscience.ru/0044-4677/article/view/652079

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that personality traits and stressful situations experienced in childhood could be associated with the level of serum cortisol. The sample included 121 healthy adult men of Yakut (Sakha) ethnicity aged 18 to 27 years. To assess personality traits, the TCI temperament and character questionnaire by R. Cloninger was used. Serum cortisol levels were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). It was found that such a temperament trait as “reward dependence” is associated with higher level of cortisol in the blood (p = 0.04). Experienced stressful situations are associated with the character trait “self-transcendence” (p = 0.049) but do not significantly affect cortisol levels. In individuals with high levels of stress, significant correlations were found between the “novelty seeking” (r = 0.33) and “self-directedness” (r = 0.36) with serum cortisol levels, which may reflect the prolonged effect of stress on increasing the sensitivity of the adrenal cortex. The results indicate a possible connection between one of the human temperament traits “reward dependence” and higher levels of cortisol in the blood. A high level of experienced stress situations reduces scores on the character trait “self-transcendence.”

Цель исследования – проверка гипотезы о том, что черты темперамента и характера личности могут влиять на уровень кортизола в сыворотке крови и зависеть от перенесенных в детстве стрессовых ситуаций. В выборку были включены молодые здоровые мужчины (n = 121) якутской этнической принадлежности в возрасте от 18 до 27 лет. Для оценки черт личности использован опросник темперамента и характера TCI-125 Р. Клонингера. Уровень кортизола в сыворотке крови оценивали твердофазным иммуноферментным методом (тИФА). Показано, что черта темперамента «зависимость от вознаграждения», ассоциирована с более высоким уровнем кортизола в крови (р = 0.04). Перенесенные в детстве стрессовые ситуации связаны со сниженными показателями по шкале характера «самотрансцендентность» (р = 0.049), но значимо не влияют на уровень кортизола у взрослых. У лиц с высоким уровнем перенесенного стресса выявлены значимые корреляции показателей «поиска новизны» (r = 0.33) и «самонаправленности» (r = 0.36) с уровнем кортизола, что может отражать пролонгированное влияние стресса на функционирование коры надпочечников. Полученные результаты позволяют предположить ассоциации черты темперамента «зависимость от вознаграждения» с уровнем кортизола в крови, а также перенесенного в раннем возрасте стресса с показателями по черте характера «самотрансцендентность».

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