TY - JOUR
T1 - Type D personality mechanisms of effect
T2 - the role of health-related behaviour and social support
AU - Williams, Lynn
AU - O'Connor, R.C.
AU - Howard, S.
AU - Hughes, B.
AU - Johnston, D.
AU - Hay, J.L.
AU - O'Connor, D.B.
AU - Lewis, C.A.
AU - Ferguson, E.
AU - Sheehy, N.P.
AU - Grealy, Madeleine
AU - O'Carroll, R.E.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - 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. 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. 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. 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 - 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. 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. 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. 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
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.008
M3 - Article
VL - 64
SP - 63
EP - 69
JO - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
SN - 0022-3999
IS - 1
ER -
