The Comparison of Personality Traits in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients with Normal Matched Group in Shiraz City

The aim of this study was to comparison of personality traits between patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and normal matched group. An ex-post- facto design were used and subjects were 35 (21 female and 14 male in 14-65 old age range) IBS patients diagnosed by gastroenterologist and normal matched group. Short form of NEO (Haghshenas، 2004) inventory and a checklist applied as measures of personality traits and demographic information. Data were analyzed with independent t-testis and chi square and indicated that IBS patients significantly are higher in neuroticism and lower in extroversion than normal group (p<. 01). Although no significant differences were found in openness، agreeableness، and conscientiousness between tow group. Also were found that there are some relations between IBS and demographic status such as order of birth، marital status، and age (p<. 05). It seems that personality traits have an important role in severity and duration of symptoms in IBS patients. Key words: Irritable Bowel Syndrome، Personality Traits، Demographic Status.