Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: the role of health-related behavior and social support

Lynn Williams; Rory C. O'Connor; Siobhan Howard; Brian M. Hughes; Derek W. Johnston; Julia L. Hay; Daryl B. O'Connor; Christopher A. Lewis; Eamonn Ferguson; Noel Sheehy; Madeleine A. Grealy; Ronan E. O'Carroll

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.008

Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: the role of health-related behavior and social support

Lynn Williams, Rory C. O'Connor, Siobhan Howard, Brian M. Hughes, Derek W. Johnston, Julia L. Hay, Daryl B. O'Connor, Christopher A. Lewis, Eamonn Ferguson, Noel Sheehy, Madeleine A. Grealy, Ronan E. O'Carroll

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	63-69
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume	64
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.008
Publication status	Published - Jan 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

cardiovascular disease
health-related behavior
neuroticism
social support
type-D personality

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Williams, L., O'Connor, R. C., Howard, S., Hughes, B. M., Johnston, D. W., Hay, J. L., O'Connor, D. B., Lewis, C. A., Ferguson, E., Sheehy, N., Grealy, M. A., & O'Carroll, R. E. (2008). Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: the role of health-related behavior and social support. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64(1), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.008

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Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: the role of health-related behavior and social support

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