Type D personality in Poland: Validity and application of the Polish DS14

Abstract

Type D personality (increased negative emotions paired with emotional non-expression) is an emerging risk indicator

The evaluation of stress coping styles and type D personality in patients with coronary artery disease

“…Research on the prevalence of Type D personality in the Polish population showed that 9.3% of healthy individuals [16] and 34.8% in the general population [10] present type D personality, while the percentage of cardiac patients was 72, 1% [10]. In a study conducted by our team, the proportion of patients with Type D personality was lower and amounted to 52%.…”

“…The presence of type D personality traits was assessed by the DS14 developed by Denollet [9] and adapted to Polish conditions by Ogińska-Bulik and Juczyński [10]. The questionnaire consists of 14 items, of which seven measures the tendency to experience negative emotions and the remaining seven -the tendency to avoid expressing these emotions and related behaviors (Social Inhibition).…”

Type D personality and post-traumatic stress symptoms in adolescents – the mediating role of resilience

“…The result corresponds to the value of the 4 th sten, according to the standards established for SPP-25 [27]. The mean results of type D personality dimensions were higher than the means obtained in the standardization tests conducted among the healthy adults [41]. According to the adopted criteria, type D personality is determined by a score of at least 10 points simultaneously, which was obtained by 55 (53.9%) of our respondents.…”

“…The Type D Scale (DS-14) authored by Denollet [12] has been adapted to the Polish setting by Ogińska-Bulik, Juczyński and Denollet [41]. The scale consists of 14 statements, 7 of which relate to negative emotionality and 7 to social inhibition.…”

“…, autorstwa Denolleta [12], została zaadaptowana do warunków polskich przez Ogińską-Bulik, Juczyńskiego i Denolleta [41]. Skala składa się z 14 twierdzeń, z których 7 dotyczy negatywnej emocjonalności i 7 hamowania społecznego.…”