To identify the correlation of lead and cadmium in hair and human personality, 233 adolescents was tested with MMPI clinical scales.
The series of analysis for lead and cadmium in hair sampled from the subjects were conducted by atomic absorption spe...
To identify the correlation of lead and cadmium in hair and human personality, 233 adolescents was tested with MMPI clinical scales.
The series of analysis for lead and cadmium in hair sampled from the subjects were conducted by atomic absorption spectrophotometer (IL. 551) with furance atomizer (IL. 655).
Lead content was significantly correlated with hysteria (Hy: r=0.136, p<0.05), paranoia (Pa: r=0.162, p<0.05), schizophrenia (Sc: r=0.228, p<0.01), and hypomania (Ma: r=0.231, p<0.01).
Cadmium was signficantly correlated with hysteria (Hy: r=0.193, p<0.01) psychopathic deviate (Pd: r=0.154, p<0.05), paranoia (Pa: r=0.225, p<0.01), schizophrenia (Sc: r=0.202, p<0.01) and hypomania (Ma: r=0.257, p<0.01). But zinc was not significant in all scales.
The mean value of lead content in hair of group who was higher than 70 in T-score was significantly higher than the below 70 in Sc scale (p<0.01). And that of cadmium, significantly higher in Pd scale (p<0.05).
In comparision of th emean value of lead and cadmium between the higher and the below group than 70 in each scale of T-score, lead was significantly higher in the high score group in Sc scale (p<0.01), and cadmium, in Pd scale (p<0.05).