Abstract
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.
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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 63-69 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Psychosomatic Research |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 31 Jul 2007 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2008 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Affect
- Coronary Disease
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Great Britain
- Health Behavior
- Health Surveys
- Humans
- Inhibition (Psychology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neurotic Disorders
- Personality Assessment
- Personality Development
- Risk Factors
- Social Behavior
- Social Support
- Students