Influence of Chronic Toxoplasmosis on Some Human Personality Factors

Overview

Journal Folia Parasitol (Praha)

Specialty Parasitology

Date 1994 Jan 1

PMID 7927062

Citations 29

Authors

J Flegr

I Hrdy

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Abstract

An effect of parasites on host behaviour was tested on the toxoplasma-human model. Three hundred and thirty-eight (338) people were assessed with Cattell's personality questionnaire and then tested for Toxoplasma gondii infection with a delayed type hypersensitivity test for Toxoplasma. A highly significant correlation between chronic toxoplasmosis and two personality factors (G-Low Superego Strength and L-Protension) was found (p = 0.0032 and 0.0020, respectively). A correlation of the intensity of the personality factor-shifts with the duration of the infection (estimated from antibody titer) suggests that toxoplasmosis induces the shift in human personality, rather than the personality factors G and L influence an acquisition rate of Toxoplasma gondii infection.

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