Citation

Bunevicius A, Staniute M, Brozaitiene J, Stropute D, Bunevicius R, Denollet J. J. Health Psychol. 2013; 18(9): 1242-1251.

Affiliation

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105312459098

PMID

23129829

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.

Language: en