Author/Editor		Otoničar, B; Velikonja, V; Zorn, B
Title		Traits de personnalite des hommes atteints de syndrome de Klinefelter et de leurs partenaires
Translated title		Personality traits of men with Klinefelter syndrome and their partners
Type		članek
Source		Gynecol Obstet Fertil
Vol. and No.		Letnik 29
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 123-8
Language		fre
Abstract		The aim of the study was to find whether personality traits of men with Klinefelter syndrome and their partners (group 1 -n = 17) differ from those of couples affected by idiopathic infertility (group 2;n = 16) and from those of fertile couples (group 3n = 17). We further investigated the attitudes of the three groups towards pregnancy, labour and sexuality to find potential differences among the three groups. Besides, we verified the hypotheses of below average or low average intelligence of men with Klinefelter syndrome, and of inferior quality of social life in these men. The data were collected using the interview on medical history, the questionnaire on attitudes towards pregnancy, labour and sexuality (S-S-G), the personality questionnaire MMPI-s. The Raven progressive matrices were used only in group 1. The results show that men with Klinefelter syndrome and their partners do not differ significantly from the couples with idiopathic infertility (group 2), having some shizoide traits in their personality structure and mostly negative attitudes towards pregnancy, labour and sexuality (S-S-G), the personality questionnaire MMPI-2. The Raven progressive matrices were used only in group 1. The results show that men with Klinefelter syndrome and their partners do not differ significantly from the couples with idiopathic infertility (group 2), having some shizoide traits in their personality structure and mostly negative attitudes towards pregnancy, labour and sexuality. However, a significant difference has been found between the Klinefelter syndrome group and the fertile couples group. The hypothesis of below average intelligence has not been confirmed, but the quality of social life of men with Klinefelter syndrome has been found inferior. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters).
Descriptors		KLINEFELTER'S SYNDROME PERSONALITY TESTS INFERTILITY, MALE SEXUAL PARTNERS MMPI SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS