Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: the role of health-related behavior and social support
Journal of psychosomatic research, 2008•Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To (a) investigate the prevalence of type-D personality (the conjoint effects of
negative affectivity and social inhibition) in a healthy British and Irish population;(b) to test
the influence of type-D on health-related behavior, and (c) to determine if these relationships
are explained by neuroticism. METHODS: A cross-sectional design was employed; 1012
healthy young adults (225 males, 787 females, mean age 20.5 years) from the United
Kingdom and Ireland completed measures of type-D personality, health behaviors, social�…
negative affectivity and social inhibition) in a healthy British and Irish population;(b) to test
the influence of type-D on health-related behavior, and (c) to determine if these relationships
are explained by neuroticism. METHODS: A cross-sectional design was employed; 1012
healthy young adults (225 males, 787 females, mean age 20.5 years) from the United
Kingdom and Ireland completed measures of type-D personality, health behaviors, social�…
OBJECTIVE
To (a) investigate the prevalence of type-D personality (the conjoint effects of negative affectivity and social inhibition) in a healthy British and Irish population; (b) to test the influence of type-D on health-related behavior, and (c) to determine if these relationships are explained by neuroticism.
METHODS
A cross-sectional design was employed; 1012 healthy young adults (225 males, 787 females, mean age 20.5 years) from the United Kingdom and Ireland completed measures of type-D personality, health behaviors, social support, and neuroticism.
RESULTS
The prevalence of type-D was found to be 38.5%, significantly higher than that reported in other European countries. In addition, type-D individuals reported performing significantly fewer health-related behaviors and lower levels of social support than non-type-D individuals. These relationships remained significant after controlling for neuroticism.
CONCLUSION
These findings provide new evidence on type-D and suggest a role for health-related behavior in explaining the link between type-D and poor clinical prognosis in cardiac patients.
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