TY - JOUR
T1 - Type-D personality mechanisms of effect
T2 - The role of health-related behavior and social support
AU - Williams, Lynn
AU - O'Connor, Rory C.
AU - Howard, Siobhan
AU - Hughes, Brian M.
AU - Johnston, Derek W.
AU - Hay, Julia L.
AU - O'Connor, Daryl B.
AU - Lewis, Christopher A.
AU - Ferguson, Eamonn
AU - Sheehy, Noel
AU - Grealy, Madeleine A.
AU - O'Carroll, Ronan E.
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cardiovascular disease
KW - Health-related behavior
KW - Neuroticism
KW - Social support
KW - Type-D personality
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 18158001
AN - SCOPUS:37349080193
SN - 0022-3999
VL - 64
SP - 63
EP - 69
JO - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
IS - 1
ER -
