29 Personality traits of parents or caregivers of children attending health check-ups at public and private healthcare entities (2013-2015) Características de la personalidad de los padres o cuidadores de los menores que asisten a controles de salud en entidades de salud públicas y privadas (2013-2015) Características da personalidade dos pais ou cuidadores acompanhantes de menores nas consultas periódicas em instituições de saúde públicas e privadas (2013-2015) Scientific and Technological Research Article / Original Vol. 21(2):29-44, august - november 2018 https://doi.org/10.29375/01237047.2424 Patricia Díaz-Gordon, Psych., Sp. * Martha Eugenia Ortega-Ortíz, Psych., Sp., MSc. ** Diana Díaz-Cadavid, Psych. *** Angie Sídney Naranjo-García, RN. **** * Psychologist, Specialist in Education, Master of Education, Associate Professor of the Program of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga-UNAB, Professor of the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga. Floridablanca, Santander, Colombia ** Psychologist, Specialist in Clinical Psychology, Specialist in University Teaching, Master of Psychology, Professor of the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga. Floridablanca, Santander, Colombia. *** Psychologist, Psychology Professional of the Rehabilitation Committee, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia **** Nurse, Student of the Master’s Program of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. Abstract Introduction. The study of personality is complex due to a multiplicity of factors (biological, psychological, social and cultural, among others). Traits indicate a personality that is functional (healthy) or dysfunctional (pathological). The most outstanding personality studies focus on personality disorders or abnormalities. In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a higher prevalence of bipolar affective disorder (60 million patients), schizophrenia and other psychoses (21 million patients), and dementia (47.5 million patients). However, there are few studies of mental health in people with a functional personality, as considered in this research. The WHO assets that mental health is more than the absence of mental disorders and it is an integral part of health, since there is no health without mental health. The objective is to describe the personality traits of parents attending health checkups with their children at public and private healthcare entities (2013-2015). Methodology. Descriptive cross-sectional study that assesses 14 personality variables; convenience sample: 145 parents attending health checkups with their children at local public hospitals in Girón and Bucaramanga, and private social company “The Rehabilitation Committee” (Medellín). Correspondence: Patricia Díaz Gordon, Street 33 #.52 - 133. 1 st foor, el Promess, zip code 618001. E-mail: pdiazgor@unab.edu.co Article received: June 16, 2016 Article Accepted: August 8, 2018