Table 10.

Correlation between TCI dimension and screening measures in the whole sample of patients

TCI correlation	VRS	GSI	THI
HA
Pearson correlation	0.567(**)	0.624(**)	0.340(**)
Significance (2-tailed)	P<0.001	P<0.001	P<0.001
RD
Pearson correlation	0.015	0.121	0.014
Significance (2-tailed)	0.866	0.162	0.875
NS
Pearson correlation	0.045	0.145	−0.012
Significance (2-tailed)	0.602	0.093	0.895
P
Pearson correlation	−0.144	−0.088	−0.034
Significance (2-tailed)	0.095	0.31	0.697
SD
Pearson correlation	−0.561(**)	−0.646(**)	−0.245(**)
Significance (2-tailed)	P<0.001	P<0.001	0.004
C
Pearson correlation	−0.216(*)	−0.109	−0.087
Significance (2-tailed)	0.012	0.206	0.319
ST
Pearson correlation	0.054	0.233(**)	0.11
Significance (2-tailed)	0.529	0.006	0.207

Notes:

^*P<0.05

^**P<0.01.

Abbreviations: C, cooperativeness; GSI, General Symptomatic Index; HA, harm avoidance; NS, novelty seeking; P, persistence; RD, reward dependence; SD, self directiveness; ST, self-transcendence; TCI, Temperament and Character Inventory; THI, Tinnitus Handicap Inventory; VRS, Stress-Related Vulnerability Scale.