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Topical corticosteroids are the cornerstone of AD treatment, but their use is often limited due to topical corticosteroid phobia among parents. Research on chronic illnesses highlights the significant role of personality traits in treatment adherence, with emotional stability and conscientiousness\u2014within the framework of the Five-Factor Model\u2014emerging as key predictors. The aim of our study was to examine the relationship between parental personality traits and their adherence to the treatment of their children with AD. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Dermatovenereology, University Hospital of Split, involving 90 parents of children diagnosed with AD. Personality traits were evaluated using the abbreviated version of the International Personality Item Pool Big-Five Personality Questionnaire (IPIP 50s). Treatment adherence was assessed through a valid and reliable questionnaire, the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Statistical analyses were performed using JASP v.0.18.1.0. Results: According to MMAS-8, only a small proportion of the sample reported having high adherence (14.4%). The only significant associations between personality traits and adherence were found between conscientiousness and adherence and emotional stability and adherence, where more conscientious participants and more emotionally stable participants reported higher scores. Conclusions: The results suggest that parents of children with AD with higher scores on conscientiousness and emotional stability are more likely to demonstrate better treatment adherence. These insights may encourage a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of children with AD, with an emphasis on providing psychological support to both the children and their parents in order to improve treatment adherence and the further clinical course of the disease.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62010059","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,29]],"date-time":"2025-12-29T07:52:59Z","timestamp":1766994779000},"page":"59","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Personality Traits and Treatment Adherence Among Parents of Children with Atopic Dermatitis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5964-8982","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adela","family":"Markota \u010cagalj","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Split, Spin\u010di\u0107eva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"conceptualization","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"methodology","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-original-draft","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"formal-analysis","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-3009-9566","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zdenka","family":"\u0160itum \u010ceprnja","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Split, Spin\u010di\u0107eva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"data-curation","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Dina","family":"Le\u0161in Ga\u0107ina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Ki\u0161pati\u0107eva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"conceptualization","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-6771-2547","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jasna","family":"Petri\u0107 Duvnjak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Poliklinika Pediatri, Kranj\u010devi\u0107eva 45, 21000 Split, Croatia"},{"name":"Department of Health Studies, University of Split, Ulica Ru\u0111era Bo\u0161kovi\u0107a 35, 21000 Split, Croatia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"conceptualization","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5738-5990","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maja","family":"Pavi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Split, Spin\u010di\u0107eva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"data-curation","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Tina","family":"Gogi\u0107 Salapi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Split, Spin\u010di\u0107eva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"data-curation","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Bepa","family":"Pavli\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Split, Spin\u010di\u0107eva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"data-curation","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5524-1723","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shelly Melissa","family":"Prani\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Split, \u0160oltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia"},{"name":"Cohrane Croatia, \u0160oltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"methodology","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6485-6081","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dubravka","family":"Vukovi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Split, Spin\u010di\u0107eva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia"},{"name":"School of Medicine, University of Split, \u0160oltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"writing-review-editing","vocabulary":"credit"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1136","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMra2023911","article-title":"Atopic Dermatitis","volume":"384","year":"2021","journal-title":"N. 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