Experimental Appraisal of Social Darwinism By Way of Temperament and Personality

Volume 3 - Issue 5

Saeed Shoja Shafti MD*

Received: October 21, 2019;   Published: October 30, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/PRJFGS.2019.03.000173

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Abstract

Introduction: In line with some studies, obsessive-compulsive traits, as possible behavioral biomarkers of socio-cultural evolution, could have vital role in achievement of valuable goals. In the present assessment, frequency of such characters has been investigated in three different groups of professions: physicians, nurses and servants.

Method and Material: Consistent with an introspective, single-blind design, 35 physicians, 49 nurses and 43 attendants, as accessible samples, among total personnel of a general hospital, who had been selected randomly, had been questioned by means of a nameless, self-reply questionnaire as regards the existence of obsessive-compulsive traits in themselves. Data were analyzed by comparison of proportions.

Results: According to the findings, no significant difference was evident between the aforementioned groups of personnel respecting prevalence of obsessive-compulsive traits, whether individually (any specific trait) or as a group (individuals with at least four traits).

Conclusion: Obsessive-compulsive traits, as possible behavioral biomarkers of socio-cultural evolution and tools of success, have a comparable distribution in all social classes and different group of workers.

Keywords: Obsessive-compulsive personality trait; Social Darwinism; Evolutionary psychology

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