Potential influence of Type A personality on plasma C-reactive protein levels in people with diabetes

Chauvet-Gélinier, Jean-Christophe; Trojak, Benoît; Lemogne, Cédric; Aho, Ludwig Serge; Brindisi, Marie‐Claude; Bouillet, Benjamin; Ponavoy, Eddy; Meille, Vincent; Simoneau, Isabelle; Chahraoui, Khadija; Vaillant, G.; Petit, Jean‐Michel; Consoli, Silla M.; Bonin, Bernard; Vergès, Bruno

doi:10.1016/j.diabet.2015.08.001

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“…Type A personality is characterized by achievement striving, high job engagement, time urgency, competitiveness, impatience, and hostility [ 19 ]. Owing to the characteristics of type A personality, people with it tend to have higher burnout, more occupational stressors, and lower job satisfaction [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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Do type A personality and neuroticism moderate the relationships of occupational stressors, job satisfaction and burnout among Chinese older nurses? A cross-sectional survey

Tang

Wang

et al. 2022

BMC Nurs

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Background The high prevalence of burnout among nurses produces huge health service losses. Existing literature found that occupational stressors and low levels of job satisfaction were related to burnout, whilst personality traits such as type A personality and neuroticism influenced occupational stressors, job satisfaction, and burnout. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of job satisfaction on the relationship between occupational stressors and burnout among Chinese older nurses, and explore the moderating effects of type A personality and neuroticism on the relationships among occupational stressors, job satisfaction and burnout. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in five provinces and municipalities (mainly in Shandong) in China. A total of 527 female older nurses (age≧40) were included in this study. Structural equation modelling (SEM) approach was employed to investigate the mediating effect of job satisfaction on the relationship between occupational stressors and burnout. Multi-group analysis was conducted to explore the moderating effects of type A personality and neuroticism on the relationships among occupational stressors, job satisfaction and burnout. Results Both nurses with high type A personality and high neuroticism had higher occupational stressors, higher burnout and lower job satisfaction. Occupational stressors had direct effect (β = 0.29, P = 0.001) and indirect effect mediated by low levels of job satisfaction (β = 0.25, P = 0.001) on burnout. Type A personality had significant moderated effect (P = 0.007) on the relationships among occupational stressors, job satisfaction and burnout, whereas the moderated effect of neuroticism was not significant. Conclusions Low levels of job satisfaction mediated the relationship between occupational stressors and burnout among Chinese older nurses, and both the direct and indirect effect of occupational stressors on burnout were moderated by type A personality. Hospital administrators should take specific measures such as transferring older nurses to easier positions to reduce their occupational stress, thereby increasing their job satisfaction and reducing their burnout, which is especially important for the older nurses with high type A personality.

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Do type A personality and neuroticism moderate the relationships of occupational stressors, job satisfaction and burnout among Chinese older nurses? A cross-sectional survey

Tang

Wang

et al. 2022

BMC Nurs

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“…Type A personality is a psycho-behavioral profile that has been studied for many years and which has been associated with various health issues (e.g. cardiovascular diseases and diabetes) (1,2,3,4,5,6). Type A personality is characterized by impatience, a need for personal fulfillment, career ambition and competitive drive.…”

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“…Although early reports stated that Type A was associated with a greater risk of developing coronary heart disease, subsequent studies have dismissed this link and shown that Type A personality may actually have a positive impact on health, likely due to the need for personal fulfillment and the competitive spirit (1,2,15,16). Indeed, in T1D, Type A personality has been associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality (15) and, in both T1D and T2D, Type A personality has been shown to be independently associated with reduced plasma C-reactive protein levels (1).…”

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Personality types in individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Rouland

Chauvet-Gélinier

Sberna

et al. 2020

Endocrine Connections

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Objective The Type A personality, characterized by impatience, strong career ambition and competitiveness, is associated with greater sensitivity to external stress. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an auto-immune disease, which is potentially influenced by stress, unlike type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim of this study was to assess whether individuals with T1D and T2D exhibited significant differences on the Type A personality scale. We also assessed personality in patients with thyroid auto-immune diseases to validate potential links between auto-immune disease and Type A personality. Design and methods The Bortner questionnaire was used to assess Type A personality in 188 patients with T1D, 430 patients with T2D and 85 patients with auto-immune thyroid disease (Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis). Results Type A Bortner scores were significantly higher in T1D patients than in T2D patients (188 ± 34 vs 177 ± 36, P < 0.0001). Patients with auto-immune thyroid diseases and T1D patients had similar Type A Bortner scores (189 ± 33 vs 188 ± 34, P = 0.860). Conclusion Patients with auto-immune T1D have higher Type A scores than T2D patients. Furthermore, patients with auto-immune thyroid disease also have elevated Type A scores similar to those observed in type 1 diabetes, suggesting that an elevated Type A score in T1D is potentially related to its auto-immune origin. This suggests a possible link between Type A personality and auto-immune diseases via stress-triggering psychobiological pathways. The different personality score between T1D and T2D is an important factor, which could influence self-care coping strategies in diabetes and long-term prognosis.

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“…Type A personality is characterized by hostility, an internalized anger that generates excessive competitiveness with aggression, perfectionism (high expectations of oneself and others), exaggerated ambition. (18) People with a high score of neuroticism are generally more prone to all types of somatic diseases. (19) The personality of patients with type 2 diabetes is characterized by neuroticism and psychoticism and shows a negative correlation with extraversion.…”

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Psychological Characteristics of Patients with Diabetes

Pápai

Cozma

Coșa

et al. 2020

Acta Medica Transilvanica

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The aim of this study is to establish the psychological characteristics of patients with diabetes. In the present study we included subjects with diabetes (n=60), and control group (n=62). In order to study the psychological characteristics of patients with diabetes, we have applied the following tests: Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ), Strategic Approach to Coping Scale (SACS), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-S3), Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (ABS II). The results of this study outlined psychological characteristics of patients with diabetes which consists of neurotic, anxious personality with a high level of activity, dysfunctional coping strategies like: indirect action, antisocial action, aggressive action and catastrophizing, irrational thinking and few maladaptive cognitive patterns. The study highlighted the need to restructure the maladaptive cognitive schemes, irrational beliefs, dysfunctional coping strategies for people with diabetes with a psychological program in order to improve endocrine symptoms and increase quality of life.

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Potential influence of Type A personality on plasma C-reactive protein levels in people with diabetes

Cited by 14 publications

References 41 publications

Do type A personality and neuroticism moderate the relationships of occupational stressors, job satisfaction and burnout among Chinese older nurses? A cross-sectional survey

Do type A personality and neuroticism moderate the relationships of occupational stressors, job satisfaction and burnout among Chinese older nurses? A cross-sectional survey

Personality types in individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Psychological Characteristics of Patients with Diabetes

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