Integrating Advances in Personality Science to Re-Examine the Trait Theory of Voice Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Voice disorders associated with vocal hyperfunction are some of the most common vocal pathologies. Certain personality traits are thought to be a risk factor for developing these disorders. The trait theory of voice disorders (TTVD) provided a unified framework to understand these relationships. This study re-examines the TTVD by adopting current theories and methods from personality science.

Method

This cross-sectional study recruited individuals diagnosed with primary muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) or a diagnosis associated with phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction (PVH), that is, benign bilateral lesions of the lamina propria and bilateral or unilateral vocal fold polyp(s). Participants completed a contemporary personality battery. Data were analyzed via structural

SUBMITTER: Welch B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12510375 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature