Type D personality, stress, coping and performance on a novel sport task

Abstract

We investigated (1) the relationship between Type D personality, stress intensity appraisal of a self-selected stressor, coping, and perceived coping effectiveness and (2) the relationship between Type D personality and performance. In study one, 482 athletes completed the Type D personality questionnaire (DS14), stress thermometer and MCOPE in relation to a recently experienced sport stressor. Type D was associated with increased levels of perceived stress and selection of coping strategies (more emotion and avoidance coping) as well as perceptions of their effectiveness. In study two, 32 participants completed a rugby league circuit task and were assessed on pre-performance anxiety, post-performance affect and coping. Type D was associated with poorer performance (reduced distance; more errors), decreases in pre-performance self-confidence and more use of maladaptive resignation/withdrawal coping. Findings suggest that Type D is associated with maladaptive coping and reduced performance. Type D individuals would benefit from interventions related to mood modification or enhancing interpersonal functioning.

Motivational Climate in Sport Is Associated with Life Stress Levels, Academic Performance and Physical Activity Engagement of Adolescents

“…This is due to them concentrating on improvement and personal effort, and considering mistakes as a part of learning. All of which protect against high levels of life stress [58]. Individuals who focus to a greater extent on the ego climate present higher levels of life stress, due to this type of motivational orientation being centered on the pure demonstration of abilities and overcoming rivals.…”

Type D Personality as a Risk Factor in Coronary Heart Disease: a Review of Current Evidence

“…Personality characteristics affect the propensity to experience post-event emotional stress and may be instrumental in the preference for certain appraisal and coping styles. Indeed, Type D personality has previously been associated with heightened levels of emotional stress (e.g., anxiety, depression) [ 11 , 12 , 22 , 23 ], as well as a preference for maladaptive coping styles [ 24 , 25 ]. A recent study of our group in patients with CHD revealed a within-person clustering of social inhibition and negative affectivity with low resilience, high neuroticism, and introversion, and moderate levels of a variety of coping strategies [ 14 •].…”

The Relationship Between Type D Personality and the Complexity of Coronary Artery Disease

“…On the upside, the propensity for maladaptive coping styles that have been documented by other researches, in conjunction with higher levels of psychopathologies, might support our result whereby the perceived stressful life events are significantly more self-reported by TDP in CAD patients in contrast to non-TDP controls. 35,44 It was the only anamnesis data revealed by our research that made the difference between the two compared subsets of CAD patients.…”

“…Moreover, TDP may be closely related to the unfavorable evolution of CAD by engaging other unhealthy behaviors, such as low adherence to treatment, propensity for dysfunctional coping styles and resistance to lifestyle changing or post-event cardiac rehabilitation. 12,30,35,36 At the same time, the TDP has been studied concerning its capacity to exert a negative effect on the quality of life in cardiovascular patients. Indeed, the TDP may impair health-related quality of life in CAD patients by mediating the role of anxiety and depressive overlapping symptoms.…”

“…30 Thus, one study has found that TDP was significantly associated with poor self-perceived symptoms in patients with mild coronary abnormalities, which can be supposed to be deleterious over the long term. [35][36][37][38][39][40] A dyadic cross-sectional study has revealed that the TDP and perceived control were closely related to the healthrelated quality of life in both cardiac arrest survivors and their spouses. 41 The social support and coping style were shown to be hypothetically underlying mechanisms that can, in part, explain the relationships between TDP and physical symptoms, and TDP and perceived stress, respectively.…”