Type D (distressed) personality and its assessment with the DS14 in Lithuanian patients with coronary artery disease

Abstract

We examined Type D personality (combination of negative affectivity with social inhibition) and its assessment with the DS14 in 543 Lithuanian coronary patients. Psychometric analyses confirmed the two-factor structure, internal consistency (α = 0.84/α = 0.75), and test-retest reliability (r = 0.69/0.81) of the DS14 negative affectivity and inhibition components. Negative affectivity correlated (r = -0.58) with emotional stability and social inhibition (r = -0.46) with extraversion; correlations with other Big-Five traits ranged between r = -0.11 and -0.19. Type D patients (34%) had a ninefold increased odds of depression (95% confidence interval = 5.01-17.36) and a fivefold increased odds of anxiety (95% confidence interval = 3.47-7.97). These findings support the validity of the Type D construct in Lithuania.

Prevalence of Type D personality and factorial and temporal stability of the DS14 after myocardial infarction in a Swedish population

“…The stability over time of an individual's characteristic behavior, cognitive style, and motivational and affective tendencies is a crucial assumption in trait psychology (Eysenck, ). Earlier studies have shown that the Type D scale, DS14, has adequate psychometric qualities, is stable over time, has good internal consistency, and is independent of mood and health status (Bergvik, Sorlie, Wynn & Sexton, ; Bunevicius et al ., ; Denollet, ; Martens, Kupper, Pedersen, Aquarius & Denollet, ; Nefs, Pouwer, Pop & Denollet, ; Spindler, Kruse, Zwisler & Pedersen, ; Svansdottir et al ., ; Yu, Thompson, Yu, Pedersen & Denollet, ). The DS14 has previously demonstrated good validity in Swedish settings (Kupper, Pedersen, Hofer, Saner, Oldridge & Denollet, ).…”

D Tipo Asmenybių Su Implantuotu Elektrokardiostimuliatoriumi Gyvenimo Kokybės Aspektai

“…Asmuo laikomas D tipo asmenybe, jei surenka 10 ir daugiau balų tiek iš NE, tiek iš SU poskalių. Šio lietuviško klausimyno autoriai yra Lietuvos mokslininkai, validavę jį 2013 m. ir pritaikę kardiologijoje tiriant pacientų psichologinius simptomus, jų ryšį su D tipo asmenybiniais bruožais [12]. Klausimyno vidinis patikimumas pagal Cronbacho alfa -0,849.…”

“…D tipo asmenybės bruožai lemia stresogeninių situacijų įveikimo vengimo strategiją. Tokio tipo pacientai nelinkę laiku spręsti sveikatos problemų, nesikreipia į gydytoją, kol liga neįsisenėja ir būtina gydomoji intervencija (pavyzdžiui, EKS implantavimas) [11,12].…”

Type D personality in cardiovascular patients and general population: prevalence and retrospective perception of stability

“…Permission for use was obtained from one of the authors of Lithuanian version. It was shown that Lithuanian version of scale has good psychometric properties and good construct validity (Bunevicius et al, 2012).…”