Analysis of the bio-psychological characteristics of Sasang typology in Korean preschool children using the ponderal index and the temperament and character inventory

Sun Haeng Lee, Minwoo Hwang, Seong Heon Choi, Hyung Joong Kim, Eun Ju Lee, Chan Young Kwon, Sun Yong Chung, Jong Woo Kim, Gyu Tae Chang

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify different physical and mental characteristics among three common Sasang types, Tae-eum, So-yang, and So-eum (except scarce type, Tae-Yang) in preschoolers, to improve constitutional diagnoses. Our study included 65 boys and 67 girls from six kindergartens in South Korea. The number of children who were categorized as Tae-Yang, Tae-Eum, So-Yang, and So-Eum types were 1, 56, 40, and 35, respectively. We measured height, weight, mid-parental height, predicted adult height, ponderal index (PI), and findings from the junior temperament and character inventory 3 to 6. The Tae-eum type exhibited higher weight percentiles and PIs than the other types (p < 0.001), and the So-eum type displayed higher harm avoidance (HA) scores than the Tae-eum type (p = 0.033). Children with high PIs and low HA scores have a higher probability of being classified as the Tae-eum type than as the So-eum type.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-183
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2021

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Keywords

  • constitution
  • harm avoidance
  • junior temperament and character inventory 3 to 6
  • ponderal index
  • sasang typology

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