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Li-Gao R, Bot M, Kurilshikov A, Willemsen G, van Greevenbroek MMJ, Schram MMT, Stehouwer CDA, Fu J, Zhernakova A, Penninx BWJH, De Geus EJC, Boomsma DI, Kupper N. Metabolomics profiling of Type D personality traits. J Psychosom Res 2025; 188:111994. [PMID: 39577138 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 08/30/2024] [Accepted: 11/17/2024] [Indexed: 11/24/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Type D (Distressed) personality combines negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI) and is associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases. Here, we examined the association of Type D traits with 230 (predominantly) lipid metabolites and metabolite ratios. METHODS Four Dutch cohorts were included, comprising 10,834 individuals. Type D personality traits were measured by self-report questionnaires. A proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics platform provided 149 absolute measures (98 belonging to lipoprotein subclasses) and 81 derived ratios. For all, linear regression analyses were performed within each cohort, followed by random-effects meta-analyses. A per-measure FDR q-value<0.05 was set as a study-wise significant association. RESULTS SI was significantly associated with a lower omega-3 fatty acids to total fatty acids (FAw3.FA%) ratio, and a lower free cholesterol to total lipids ratio in very small VLDL (XS.VLDL.FC%). FAw3.FA% was also associated to NA (no study-wise significance though). NA showed a suggestive replication (p-value<.05) of the previous reported associations with depression for 5 out of 18 metabolites from the same metabolomics platform: triglycerides in HDL, serum total triglycerides, VLDL cholesterol, mean diameter for VLDL particles and VLDL triglycerides. CONCLUSIONS In this large meta-analysis, SI was associated with omega-3 fatty acids to total fatty acids ratio, which is suggestive of lower omega-3 fatty acid intake. Only some metabolite biomarkers showed tentative links to Type D and NA. In sum, it seems that there are no major alterations in lipid metabolism associated with Type D traits.
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- Ruifang Li-Gao
- CoRPS Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands; Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health research institute and Amsterdam Neuroscience, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- School for Cardiovascular Diseases CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Internal Medicine, MUMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- School for Cardiovascular Diseases CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Internal Medicine, MUMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands; MHeNs School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- School for Cardiovascular Diseases CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Internal Medicine, MUMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health research institute and Amsterdam Neuroscience, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- CoRPS Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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Perros P, Nagy EV, Papini E, Abad-Madroñero J, Lakwijk P, Poots AJ, Mols F, Hegedüs L. Hypothyroidism and Type D Personality: Results From E-MPATHY, a Cross-sectional International Online Patient Survey. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2024; 110:e97-e108. [PMID: 38591918 PMCID: PMC11651697 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgae140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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CONTEXT Between 10% and 15% of people with hypothyroidism experience persistent symptoms, despite achieving biochemical euthyroidism. The underlying causes are unclear. Type D personality (a vulnerability factor for general psychological distress) is associated with poor health status and symptom burden but has not been studied in people with hypothyroidism. OBJECTIVE To investigate type D personality in hypothyroidism and explore associations with other characteristics and patient-reported outcomes. DESIGN Multinational, cross-sectional survey. SETTING Online. PARTICIPANTS Individuals with self-reported, treated hypothyroidism. INTERVENTION Questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Type D personality and associations with baseline characteristics, control of the symptoms of hypothyroidism by medication, satisfaction with care and treatment of hypothyroidism, impact of hypothyroidism on everyday living. RESULTS A total of 3915 responses were received, 3523 of which were valid. The prevalence of type D personality was 54.2%. Statistically significant associations were found between type D personality and several respondent characteristics (age, marital status, ethnicity, household income, comorbidities, type of treatment for hypothyroidism, most recent TSH level), anxiety, depression, somatization, poor control of the symptoms of hypothyroidism by medication, dissatisfaction with care and treatment of hypothyroidism, and a negative impact of hypothyroidism on everyday living). DISCUSSION Our study found a high prevalence of type D personality among people with hypothyroidism who responded to the survey. Type D personality may be an important determinant of dissatisfaction with treatment and care among people with hypothyroidism. Our findings require independent confirmation. Close collaboration between the disciplines of thyroidology and psychology is likely to be key in progressing our understanding in this area.
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- Petros Perros
- Institute of Translational and Clinical Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Rome 00041, Italy
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- Data Science and Insight Team, Picker Institute Europe, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 2JY, UK
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- Thyroid Federation International, Transpolispark, Hoofddorp 2132 WT, The Netherlands
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- Data Science and Insight Team, Picker Institute Europe, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 2JY, UK
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg 5000 LE, The Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense 5000, Denmark
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Huprich SK, Kuribayashi SJ, Voytenko VL. The Necessary Rapprochement of Negative Affectivity, Personality Disorder, and Depression. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2024; 26:591-602. [PMID: 39361214 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-024-01532-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 11/22/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The relationship between depression and personality has long been a topic of interest in the fields of psychiatry and psychology, but consensus remains elusive. This lack of consensus poses a significant challenge in both diagnosis and treatment, especially in situations when otherwise effective therapies for depression fail. Our article aims to address this issue by reviewing the historical and recent conceptualizations of the relationship between depression and personality pathology. Specifically, we focus on the trait domain of negative affectivity found in the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Edition (ICD-11) and the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) as a connecting link between the two phenomena. RECENT FINDINGS We review recent empirical studies evaluating the association of negative affectivity, personality, and depression, along with investigations of the relationship between depressive disorders and personality disorders. Additionally, we describe the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) and the AMPD as organizing frameworks for understanding depression within a broader personality framework. Based on the available evidence, we propose that depressive disorders must be assessed within the context of the patient's personality in order to maximize treatment outcomes. Ultimately, this integrated approach can guide clinicians in developing unified treatment protocols and facilitate early detection and intervention for factors contributing to depression in order to minimize treatment resistance.
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- Steven K Huprich
- Department of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy, 241 Reno Hall, 4001 W. McNichols Road, Detroit, MI, 48221, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
- Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy, 241 Reno Hall, 4001 W. McNichols Road, Detroit, MI, 48221, USA
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- Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
- Alliance Clinical Associates, Wheaton, IL, USA
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Lodder P, Kupper N, Mols F, Emons WH, Wicherts JM. Assessing the temporal stability of psychological constructs: An illustration of Type D personality, anxiety and depression. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2022.104299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The negative affectivity dimension of Type D personality associated with increased risk for acute ischemic stroke and white matter hyperintensity. J Psychosom Res 2022; 160:110973. [PMID: 35749831 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to examine the relationship among type D personality, acute ischemic stroke (AIS), and white matter hyperintensity (WMH). METHODS In a cross-sectional study conducted between September 2020 and June 2021, 235 patients aged 50-85 years with first-ever ischemic cerebrovascular disease, including 146 males and 89 females, were enrolled. All participants underwent the Type D Scale-14 test containing negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI) subscales. Clinical and laboratory data were also collected for analysis. The patients were divided into the AIS group (n = 148) and the transient ischemic attack (TIA) group (n = 87) according to whether there was an acute lesion. RESULTS Patients with type D personality had a higher frequency of AIS and LAA and a higher level of WMH. Multiple logistic regression showed that the NA score was related to a 1.11-fold increase in the odds of AIS (95% CI: 1.03-1.19). Neither NA nor SI showed a clear association with a higher frequency of LAA. Higher scores of NA (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.01-1.15), SI (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.03-1.19), and the interaction between the two dimensions (OR = 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01-1.05) were independently associated with an increased load of WMH. CONCLUSION Type D personality was related to AIS and WMH. In particular, it was NA, not SI, affected the occurrence of AIS. Our findings may provide new insights regarding behavioral vulnerability for the development of cerebrovascular disorders.
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Sumin AN, Prokashko IY, Shcheglova AV. Evaluation of Coping Strategies among Students with Type D Personality. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19084918. [PMID: 35457785 PMCID: PMC9029841 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19084918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Objective: Personality type D may be associated with a predisposition to develop stress under external adverse influences, for example, in the COVID-19 pandemic. Likewise, type D personality is associated with higher burnout levels; thus, it may contribute to the development of diseases symptoms. The current study was designed to examine the coping strategies in young healthy persons with personality type D. Methods: The study included 98 medical students, with 30 being males. The participants completed questionnaires to identify personality type D (DS-14) and the coping strategies. Depending on the results of the DS-14 questionnaire, four subgroups were distinguished with different levels of points on the NA and SI subscales. Results: For persons with type D personality, the escape–avoidance strategy was used more often, the accepting responsibility and self-controlling strategies were less common compared with non-type-D individuals. When type D was adjusted for the NA and SI subscales, the correlation remained only with escape–avoidance strategy. We did not find a synergistic effect of the NA and SI subscales in regard to coping. Conclusions: This study demonstrated a link between personality type D and maladaptive coping strategies. The predominance of the maladaptive coping strategy in type D is a possible point of application for psychosocial training in such individuals that requires further research.
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- Alexey N. Sumin
- Laboratory of Comorbidity in Cardiovascular Deseases, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Disease”, Sosnovy Blvd., 6, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-(3842)-64-44-61 or +7-903940-8668
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- Federal State-Funded Educational Institution of Higher Education “Kemerovo State Medical University”, Voroshilova Str., 22a, 650029 Kemerovo, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Comorbidity in Cardiovascular Deseases, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Disease”, Sosnovy Blvd., 6, 650002 Kemerovo, Russia;
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Tuman TC. The effect of type D personality on anxiety, depression and fear of COVID-19 disease in healthcare workers. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 2021; 77:177-184. [PMID: 34264179 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2021.1952152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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During the pandemic, healthcare workers are at the top of the risky groups regarding mental stress. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship of type D personality traits with anxiety, depression, and fear of the SARS-CoV-2 related illness and SARS-CoV-2 virus in healthcare workers during the pandemic period. One hundred ninety-four healthcare workers (53 physicians, 19 dentists, 76 nurses, and 46 auxiliary health personnel) were included in the present study. Sociodemographic Data Form, Type D Personality Scale, Fear of Illness and Virus Evaluation Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory were applied to the participants. The anxiety, depression, and fear of illness and virus scores were higher in healthcare workers with Type D personality than those without type D personality (respectively; p = 0.001, p = 0.001, and p = 0.001). The Fears about Contamination and Illness, Fears about Social Distancing, Behaviors Related to Virus and Illness Fears, and Impact of Illness and Virus Fears subscale scores and FIVE total scale scores were significantly higher in female healthcare workers than male ones (p = 0.001, for all). Our study results show that Type D personality traits in healthcare workers are associated with higher anxiety, depression, and fear of disease and virus.
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- Taha Can Tuman
- Medical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, İstanbul Medipol University, İstanbul, Turkey
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Aguayo-Carreras P, Ruiz-Carrascosa JC, Ruiz-Villaverde R, Molina-Leyva A. Four years stability of type D personality in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis and its implications for psychological impairment. An Bras Dermatol 2021; 96:558-564. [PMID: 34274184 PMCID: PMC8441460 DOI: 10.1016/j.abd.2021.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Psoriasis is a systemic auto-inflammatory disease that is related to an increased risk of organic and psychological comorbidities. Type D is a stable personality trait in healthy subjects but there is no data regarding its stability in patients with moderate-severe psoriasis. Objectives To assess the stability of type D personality in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis as well as assessing the influence of type D personality on anxiety and depression. Methods Prospective cohort study. Forty psoriasis patients with type D personality and sixty-six patients with psoriasis without type D personality were included in the study. Participants completed the DS14 test and HADS at baseline and four years later. Results At baseline, the prevalence of type D personality was 37.7% and at week 208 it was 27.3%. The stability of type D personality was higher in patients with an incomplete education level and in those who were separated/divorced or windowed. During follow-up, 15% of patients developed type D personality. Male sex, having topical treatment, the presence of previous depression, anxiety, and high levels of negative affectivity at baseline increase the risk of developing type D personality. Study limitations Sample size, psoriasis severity restricted to moderate and severe and all patients being under treatment for psoriasis. Conclusions The presence of type D personality varies over time in psoriasis patients. Therefore, type D personality is possibly more a state than a trait phenomenon, modified by environmental factors. Type D personality is associated with a higher risk of anxiety.
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Jordi SBU, Botte F, Lang BM, Greuter T, Krupka N, Auschra B, Schreiner P, Sulz MC, Biedermann L, von Känel R, Rogler G, Begré S, Misselwitz B. Type D personality is associated with depressive symptoms and clinical activity in inflammatory bowel disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2021; 54:53-67. [PMID: 33975385 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be exacerbated by stress and depression. Type D personality, characterised by high negative affectivity and social inhibition, represents a vulnerability towards stressors and is associated with adverse outcomes in coronary heart disease. AIMS To assess the prevalence of Type D personality in IBD patients and investigate potential associations with disease course. METHODS We tested for associations between Type D (Type D Scale-14), depressive symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale's depression subscore ≥11) and recurrent IBD amongst Swiss IBD cohort patients. We built regression models for cross-sectional and Cox proportional hazards models for time-to-event analyses. IBD disease course was assessed by the future occurrence of active disease (Crohn's Disease Activity Index ≥150/Modified Truelove & Witts activity index ≥10) and several IBD-relevant endpoints. RESULTS Amongst 2275 patients (1005 ulcerative colitis, 1270 Crohn's disease), 672 (29.5%) had Type D. Type D was a significant risk factor for future active disease (adjusted hazard ratio, aHR: 1.60, corrected P value, q = 0.007) and predicted the future presence of depressive symptoms (aHR: 3.30, P < 0.001). The combination of Type D and depressive symptoms further increased the risk for active disease (aHR: 3.98, q < 0.001). However, Type D associated depressive symptoms seemed to be the main contributor to this effect as Type D's predictive power decreased considerably in models corrected for depressive symptoms (aHR: 1.32, CI: 0.97-1.79, q = 0.292). CONCLUSIONS Type D personality's prevalence amongst IBD patients was comparable with its prevalence in the general population. Type D was strongly associated with depressive symptoms and showed modest independent associations with IBD prognosis.
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- Sebastian Bruno Ulrich Jordi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich and Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland.,Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital Bern and Bern University, Bern, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital Bern and Bern University, Bern, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology (Swiss Transplant Cohort Study), University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich and Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital Bern and Bern University, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich and Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich and Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich and Zurich University, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Neurology, Department of Biomedical Research, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,ISFOM - Institute of Stress Diseases and Stress Management, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital Bern and Bern University, Bern, Switzerland
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Denollet J, Trompetter HR, Kupper N. A review and conceptual model of the association of Type D personality with suicide risk. J Psychiatr Res 2021; 138:291-300. [PMID: 33882425 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The role of personality as distal risk factor for suicidal thoughts and behavior is still unclear. This review aims to propose two conceptual models that explain the psychological plausibility of Type D personality as distal risk factor and contributor to the transition from general to suicide distress. To support this aim, we performed a systematic review of existing studies on the association between Type D personality and suicidal distress. A systematic search yielded eight studies that reported on Type D personality and suicidal distress. Type D personality was robustly associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors, across populations and countries. Type D was related to the level/frequency of suicidal ideation in seven studies, and suicide attempt in two studies. Our first theoretical model identifies intra-psychic (depression, alcohol misuse, posttraumatic stress) and interpersonal (low belonging, social isolation, lack of support) vulnerabilities of individuals with Type D that may fuel the development of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Type D by itself will not account for why people become suicidal, but our second theoretical model suggests that the avoidant-passive tendencies of Type D individuals may result in persistent problem-solving deficits, and, eventually, feelings of entrapment that may contribute to the desire to escape from pain. We conclude that empirical evidence supports the hypothesized link between Type D personality, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Our conceptual models - albeit often supported by indirect evidence - further substantiate the plausibility of this link, and offer concrete guidance for future studies. Primarily, more longitudinal research is necessary.
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- Johan Denollet
- CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic Disorders, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000, LE, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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- CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic Disorders, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000, LE, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
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- CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic Disorders, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000, LE, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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Bejda G, Kułak-Bejda A, Waszkiewicz N, Krajewska-Kułak E. Type D Personality, Stress Level, Life Satisfaction, and Alcohol Dependence in Older Men. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:712508. [PMID: 34707518 PMCID: PMC8542794 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.712508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Alcohol consumption among older adults is becoming an increasing public health problem due to the rapidly growing elderly population. There is a theory that Type D personality is positively correlated with alcohol dependence. The study aimed to assess the style of coping with stress, emotions and anxiety in elder men addicted to alcohol and the relationship between the above. The study included 170 men aged 60 years and older (mean age - 63 ± 3.1 years) addicted to alcohol staying in the Department of Alcohol Addiction Therapy for Men. They were tested with the questionnaire sheet and the following scales: Perceived Family Wealth (PFW), Family Affluence Scale (FAS), Cantril's Ladder of Life Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Type D Personality Scale-14 (DS14), and the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). The respondents' wealth on a scale of 1-5 points was assessed on avg. 3.1 ± 0.2. The above was confirmed by the results of the FAS scale study, where the respondents obtained an average of 3.9 ± 1.9 (min. 1, max. 8), which proves their average level of affluence. The evaluation of the satisfaction with life using Cantril's Ladder showed that the respondents were also satisfied with life on average (on average 5.5 ± 1.9). The assessment of life satisfaction using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) scale allowed for the conclusion that the respondents were very dissatisfied with their lives (mean 17.2 ± 4.9). The evaluation of the measurement of perceived stress (PSS-10 scale) showed that the respondents obtained an average of 23.5 ± 3.7, and on the sten scale, a mean of 7.7 ± 0.98, which proves a high level of perceived stress. The study using the DS14 scale showed that the respondents were in the negative emotionality (NE) subscale - 17.4 ± 4.5 points, and in the HS scale - 16.2 ± 3.2, which proves that they can be classified as a Type D personality. The participants were very dissatisfied with their lives, with a high perceived stress and Type D personality.
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- Grzegorz Bejda
- The School of Medical Science in Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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Li-Gao R, Boomsma DI, de Geus EJC, Denollet J, Kupper N. The Heritability of Type D Personality by an Extended Twin-Pedigree Analysis in the Netherlands Twin Register. Behav Genet 2020; 51:1-11. [PMID: 33064246 PMCID: PMC7815549 DOI: 10.1007/s10519-020-10023-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Type D (Distressed) personality combines negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI) and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. We aimed to (1) validate a new proxy based on the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) for Type D personality and its NA and SI subcomponents and (2) estimate the heritability of the Type D proxy in an extended twin-pedigree design in the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR). Proxies for the dichotomous Type D classification, and continuous NA, SI, and NAxSI (the continuous measure of Type D) scales were created based on 12 ASEBA items for 30,433 NTR participants (16,449 twins and 13,984 relatives from 11,106 pedigrees) and sources of variation were analyzed in the ‘Mendel’ software package. We estimated additive and non-additive genetic variance components, shared household and unique environmental variance components and ran bivariate models to estimate the genetic and non-genetic covariance between NA and SI. The Type D proxy showed good reliability and construct validity. The best fitting genetic model included additive and non-additive genetic effects with broad-sense heritabilities for NA, SI and NAxSI estimated at 49%, 50% and 49%, respectively. Household effects showed small contributions (4–9%) to the total phenotypic variation. The genetic correlation between NA and SI was .66 (reflecting both additive and non-additive genetic components). Thus, Type D personality and its NA and SI subcomponents are heritable, with a shared genetic basis for the two subcomponents.
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- Ruifang Li-Gao
- CoRPS Center of Research On Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Dept of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Center of Research On Psychology in Somatic Diseases (CoRPS), Tilburg University, P. O. Box 90153, 5000 LE, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- CoRPS Center of Research On Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- CoRPS Center of Research On Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Lv H, Tao H, Wang Y, Zhao Z, Liu G, Li L, Yu B, Gao X, Lin P. Impact of type D personality on major adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: The mediating role of cognitive appraisal and coping style. J Psychosom Res 2020; 136:110192. [PMID: 32721776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Individuals with type D personality are characterized by maladaptive cognitive appraisal and coping styles, but it remains unclear whether cognitive appraisal and coping style mediate the interaction between type D personality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This gap was investigated in this study. METHODS A prospective study was conducted on a cohort of 392 individuals after undergoing PCI. All participants completed questionnaires meant to collect information about type D personality, cognitive appraisal, coping styles and demographic characteristics. They were then prospectively followed for up to 1 year for occurrence of MACE after PCI. Path analyses were performed to assess mediating effects of cognitive appraisal and coping styles. RESULTS The path analysis revealed that type D personality and negative affectivity (NA) had a direct positive effect on MACE (odds ratio [OR] = 1.056, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.023, 1.089,p = .031; OR = 1.118, 95% CI = 1.031, 1.205, p = .001), but indirect effects on MACE through negative appraisal, positive appraisal and acceptance-resignation coping (P < .001). MACE was not significantly associated with social inhibition (SI), the interaction of NA and SI (both p > .05). CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that type D personality and NA dimension increased the likelihood of developing MACE after PCI. Cognitive appraisal and coping styles mediated the association between type D personality and MACE. These findings may provide factors that lead to poor prognosis of patients with type D personality undergoing in PCI.
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- Han Lv
- College of Nursing of Harbin Medical University, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
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- College of Nursing of Harbin Medical University, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
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Bouwens E, van Lier F, Rouwet EV, Verhagen HJM, Stolker RJ, Hoeks SE. Type D Personality and Health-Related Quality of Life in Vascular Surgery Patients. Int J Behav Med 2019; 26:343-351. [PMID: 31264102 PMCID: PMC6652784 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-018-09762-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study evaluated the association of type D personality and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and assessed the stability of type D personality in vascular surgery patients during the year after surgery. METHOD In a prospective cohort study between 2008 and 2014, 294 patients were assessed with validated questionnaires preoperatively and at 1, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Associations between type D personality, depression, and HRQoL were analyzed by generalized estimating equation models. Type D personality was analyzed in its standard dichotomous form as well as continuous (z) scores of its two components, negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI), and their interaction term. RESULTS Prevalence of type D personality varied between 18% and 25%. However, only 9% of the complete responders were classified as type D personality at all four assessments, whereas one third changed between type D classifications. Continuous scores showed greater stability over time. Dichotomized type D personality measured over time was significantly associated with impaired HRQoL, but this was not the case if measured once at baseline, like in general use. The continuous NA score and depression were also significantly associated with impaired HRQoL over time. CONCLUSION Type D personality was not a stable trait over time. Preoperative assessment of type D personality did not predict improvement in HRQoL after vascular surgery. However, the study revealed associations between the NA component of type D personality, depression, and lower HRQoL. This indicates that measures of overall negative affect should be taken into account when assessing HRQoL patient-reported outcomes in vascular surgery patients.
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- Elke Bouwens
- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, NA-1718, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, NA-1718, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, NA-1718, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, NA-1718, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Skakkebæk A, Moore PJ, Pedersen AD, Bojesen A, Kristensen MK, Fedder J, Hertz JM, Østergaard JR, Wallentin M, Gravholt CH. Anxiety and depression in Klinefelter syndrome: The impact of personality and social engagement. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0206932. [PMID: 30412595 PMCID: PMC6226182 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Klinefelter syndrome (KS) (47, XXY) is the most common sex chromosome disorder, with a prevalence of 1 in every 660 newborn males. Despite the profound adverse effects of anxiety and depression, and their greater prevalence in KS populations, no research has been conducted to date to identify the determinants of anxiety and depression among patients with KS. We examined the relationships between personality traits, social engagement, and anxiety and depression symptoms among KS patients (n = 69) and a group of male controls (n = 69) matched for age and years of education. KS patients experienced more anxiety and depression symptoms than control participants. Neuroticism was the strongest and most consistent mediator between KS and both anxiety and depression symptoms. This research suggests that neuroticism may play a central role in attention switching, anxiety and depression among patients with Klinefelter syndrome. The central role of neuroticism suggests that it may be used to help identify and treat KS patients at particularly high-risk for attention-switching deficits, anxiety and depression.
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- Anne Skakkebæk
- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine (MEA), Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology, The George Washington University, Washington DC, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Sygehus Lillebaelt, Vejle, Denmark
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- Centre of Andrology and Fertility Clinic, Department D, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Centre for Rare Diseases, Department of Child and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine (MEA), Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Wang J, Hu Y, Li H, Ge L, Li J, Cheng L, Yang Z, Zuo X, Xu Y. Connecting Openness and the Resting-State Brain Network: A Discover-Validate Approach. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:762. [PMID: 30405342 PMCID: PMC6204352 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In personality neuroscience, the openness-brain association has been a topic of interest. Previous studies usually started from difference in openness trait and used it to infer brain functional activity characteristics, but no study has used a "brain-first" research strategy to explore that association based on more objective brain imaging data. In this study, we used a fully data-driven approach to discover and validate the association between openness and the resting-state brain network. We collected data of 120 subjects as a discovery sample and 56 subjects as a validation sample. The Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) was used to measure the personality characteristics of all the subjects. Using an exploratory approach based on independent component analysis of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data, we identified a parietal network that consisted of the precuneus and inferior parietal lobe. The inter-subject similarity of the parietal memory network exhibited significant associations with openness trait, and this association was validated using the 56-subject independent sample. This finding connects the openness trait to the characteristics of a neural network and helps to understand the underlying biology of the openness trait.
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- Junjie Wang
- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Laboratory of Psychological Health and Imaging, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Shanxi Medical College of Continuing Education, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Laboratory of Psychological Health and Imaging, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.,Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Center for Cognitive Impairment and Sleep Disorders, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.,Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology in Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW This review article synthesizes recent research findings on the psychological context of Type D personality and the mechanisms through which Type D affects disease progression and prognosis among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). RECENT FINDINGS One in four patients with CHD has a Distressed (Type D) personality, which is characterized by two stable traits: social inhibition and negative affectivity. Type D personality predicts increased mortality and morbidity burden, and poorer health-related quality of life. Type D is part of a family of psychosocial risk factors that affect CHD prognosis. The pattern of co-occurrence of these psychosocial factors and intra-individual differences in psychosocial profiles may affect risk prediction accuracy. Multiple biological and behavioral processes have been associated with Type D personality. Identifying pathways explaining the observed associations between Type D personality and CHD is important to improve etiological and pathophysiological knowledge and to design personalized interventions, and targeting specific risk-associated pathways.
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Allen MT. A computer-based avatar task designed to assess behavioral inhibition extends to behavioral avoidance but not cognitive avoidance. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5330. [PMID: 30083462 PMCID: PMC6074773 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Avoidance is a common feature of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as anxiety and depressive disorders. Avoidance can be expressed behaviorally as well as cognitively. Most personality assessments for avoidance involve self-report inventories which are susceptible to biased responding. The avatar task (Myers et al., 2016a) was developed as an objective measure of behavioral inhibition (BI) which is defined as a tendency for avoidance of unfamiliar people and situations. The avatar task has been demonstrated to screen avoidant behaviors related to BI, PTSD, as well as harm avoidance (HA) as measured by the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ). In the current work, the avatar task was tested with cognitive as well as behavioral avoidance as measured by the cognitive-behavioral avoidance scale (CBAS; Ottenbreit & Dobson, 2004). The CBAS includes four subscales which measure behavioral social (BS) avoidance, behavioral non-social (BN) avoidance, cognitive social (CS) avoidance, and cognitive non-social (CN) avoidance. It was hypothesized that avatar scores would be significantly positively related to behavioral, but not cognitive, avoidance. In addition, it was also hypothesized that performance on the avatar task would be more related to social than non-social behavioral avoidance. Participants completed the avatar task, the HA scale of the TPQ and the CBAS. Pearson's product moment correlations revealed that avatar scores were significantly related to CBAS total scores as well as BS and BN scores, but not CS and CN scores. In addition, BS has a stronger relationship with avatar scores than BN avoidance which fits with the social aspects of the scenarios in the avatar task. A median split of the avatar scores produced a significant difference in scores on the behavioral but not the cognitive subscales. Overall, the current results supported the idea that the avatar task is measuring behavioral avoidance, specifically in social situations, rather than cognitive avoidance. Future work could adapt the avatar task to include scenarios similar to the cognitive items on the CBAS to create an objective measure of cognitive avoidance which may be relevant in measuring avoidance in depression and behavioral avoidance associated with PTSD as well as anxiety disorders.
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- M Todd Allen
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, United States of America
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Smith MA, Thompson A, Hall LJ, Allen SF, Wetherell MA. The physical and psychological health benefits of positive emotional writing: Investigating the moderating role of Type D (distressed) personality. Br J Health Psychol 2018; 23:857-871. [PMID: 29862618 PMCID: PMC6174944 DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Type D personality is associated with psychological and physical ill-health. However, there has been limited investigation of the role of Type D personality in interventions designed to enhance well-being. This study investigated associations between Type D personality and the efficacy of positive emotional writing for reducing stress, anxiety, and physical symptoms. DESIGN A between-subjects longitudinal design was employed. METHOD Participants (N = 71, Mage = 28.2, SDage = 12.4) completed self-report measures of Type D personality, physical symptoms, perceived stress, and trait anxiety, before completing either (1) positive emotional writing or (2) a non-emotive control writing task, for 20 min per day over three consecutive days. State anxiety was measured immediately before and after each writing session, and self-report questionnaires were again administered 4 weeks post-writing. RESULTS Participants in the positive emotional writing condition showed significantly greater reductions in (1) state anxiety and (2) both trait anxiety and perceived stress over the 4-week follow-up period, compared to the control group. While these effects were not moderated by Type D personality, a decrease in trait anxiety was particularly evident in participants who reported both high levels of social inhibition and low negative affectivity. Linguistic analysis of the writing diaries showed that Type D personality was positively associated with swear word use, but not any other linguistic categories. CONCLUSION These findings support the efficacy of positive emotional writing for alleviating stress and anxiety, but not perceived physical symptoms. Swearing may be a coping strategy employed by high Type D individuals. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Type D (distressed) personality is characterized by high levels of both negative affectivity and social inhibition, and has been associated with adverse physical and psychological health. Positive emotional writing is known to reduce subjectively reported physical symptoms and increase positive affect. What does this study add? Positive emotional writing was shown to attenuate (1) state anxiety immediately post-writing, and (2) trait anxiety and perceived stress 4 weeks post-writing. The findings demonstrate that positive writing might be a useful intervention for attenuating the adverse psychological effects of Type D personality in the general population. Type D personality was associated with more frequent use of swear words, which may be a coping mechanism used by high Type D individuals.
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- Michael A Smith
- Stress Research Group, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Stress Research Group, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Stress Research Group, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Stress Research Group, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Stress Research Group, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Handforth A, Parker GA. Conditions Associated with Essential Tremor in Veterans: A Potential Role for Chronic Stress. TREMOR AND OTHER HYPERKINETIC MOVEMENTS (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 8:517. [PMID: 29971194 PMCID: PMC6026277 DOI: 10.7916/d8vd8ff5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Background Increased depression, hearing loss, dementia, alcoholism, and mortality in essential tremor patients remain unexplained. We investigated whether conditions associated with tremor are linked to chronic stress. Methods The FY2013 Veterans Affairs database was queried for 38 selected dual diagnosis combinations in 5,854,223 veterans aged 21–95 years. Results Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression were the most common psychiatric diagnoses in tremor patients, with the odds ratio exceeding 2 in all 15-year cohorts. Depending on age, patients with essential tremor were more likely than those without to have obsessive–compulsive disorder, bipolar illness, schizophrenia, use tobacco and abuse alcohol, have hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, vitamin D deficiency, coronary and cerebrovascular diseases, congestive heart failure, stroke, asthma, hypothyroidism, irritable bowel syndrome, renal insufficiency, alcoholic liver disease, hearing loss, glaucoma, macular degeneration, migraine, epilepsy, idiopathic polyneuropathy, history of head trauma, and ‘Alzheimer’s dementia. In contrast, lung and colorectal cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, psychostimulant abuse, and rheumatoid arthritis were not more common. Discussion Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression, strongly associated with essential tremor, are known risk factors for poor health habits, tobacco use and alcohol abuse; collectively these are risk factors for vascular disease, with further negative health consequences for multiple organ systems. As essential tremor is associated with all these conditions, we propose that chronic stress is not only responsible for the conditions associated with tremor but in some cases itself directly and indirectly induces essential tremor, so that tremor and poor health share a common cause.
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- Adrian Handforth
- Neurology Service, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Knowledge Management, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Liu L, Wang X, Cao X, Gu C, Yang C, OuYang Y. Self-care confidence mediates the relationship between type D personality and self-care adherence in chinese heart failure patients. Heart Lung 2018; 47:216-221. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mujezinovic A, Kwiet J, Kornhaber R, Holt R, Streimer J, Vandervord J, Rogers V, Shaw J, Law J, Cleary M, McLean L. Type-D Personality and Elevated Psychological Symptoms In Early Adjustment of Severe Burn Injury Patients. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2018; 39:337-343. [PMID: 29436882 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2017.1416506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Severe burn injuries are highly traumatic requiring lengthy recovery. High levels of distress in the early stages of treatment have been associated with poor physical and psychosocial recovery outcomes. Identifying traits relating to distress and personal coping styles may aid screening. Type-D, or 'distressed', personality may be such a trait. Type-D personality refers to an ongoing personality organization defined by a tendency to experience greater negative emotions and thoughts while simultaneously socially inhibiting their expression (Denollet et al., 1996 . Type-D has been linked to poor health outcomes in those with cardiovascular disease as well as other populations and has been found to be associated with elevated psychological symptoms. Currently, there are no investigations in the literature looking at Type-D in the severe burns injury population. This study aimed to investigate Type-D in severe burn injury patients, specifically regarding the presence of psychological symptoms in early treatment, using data gathered during a pilot study conducted at a severe burn injury unit. The DS-16, Davidson Trauma scale and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale scores were analysed along with demographic and clinical data in 54 participants (40 males, 14 females). Participants who were found to have Type-D displayed significantly higher levels of psychopathology. Additionally, Type-D was found to be a significant predictor of psychological symptoms.
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- Ajdin Mujezinovic
- a The University of Sydney, Brain and Mind Centre , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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- b Severe Burns Injury Unit (SBIU), Royal North Shore Hospital , Sydney , NSW , Australia.,c Social Work, Royal North Shore Hospital , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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- d University of Tasmania, School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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- a The University of Sydney, Brain and Mind Centre , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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- e Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Royal North Shore Hospital , Sydney , NSW , Australia.,f The University of Sydney , Sydney , NSW , Australia.,g RANZCP , Australia
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- b Severe Burns Injury Unit (SBIU), Royal North Shore Hospital , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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- e Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Royal North Shore Hospital , Sydney , NSW , Australia.,h The University of Sydney, Northern Clinical School , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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- i The University of Sydney, Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Group (PoCoG), School of Psychology, Faculty of Science , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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- a The University of Sydney, Brain and Mind Centre , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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- d University of Tasmania, School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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- a The University of Sydney, Brain and Mind Centre , Sydney , NSW , Australia.,e Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Royal North Shore Hospital , Sydney , NSW , Australia.,j The University of Sydney, Westmead Psychotherapy Program, Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.,k Cumberland Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney West and Greater Southern Psychiatry Training Network, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
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Schoormans D, Verhoeven JE, Denollet J, van de Poll-Franse L, Penninx BWJH. Leukocyte telomere length and personality: associations with the Big Five and Type D personality traits. Psychol Med 2018; 48:1008-1019. [PMID: 28889809 PMCID: PMC5851042 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717002471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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UNLABELLED Backgrounds Accelerated cellular ageing, which can be examined by telomere length (TL), may be an overarching mechanism underlying the association between personality and adverse health outcomes. This 6-year longitudinal study examined the relation between personality and leukocyte telomere length (LTL) across time among adults with a wide age-range. METHODS Data from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety were used and included patients with a depression and/or anxiety disorder and healthy controls. Overall, 2936 persons (18-65 years, 66% female) had data on LTL at baseline and 1883 persons had LTL at 6-year follow-up. The Big Five personality traits (neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) and Type D personality were assessed. RESULTS Neuroticism was negatively (B = -2.11, p = 0.03) and agreeableness was positively (B = 3.84, p = 0.03) related to LTL measured across two time points, which became just non-significant after adjusting for somatic health, lifestyle factors, and recent life stress (B = -1.99, p = 0.06; and B = 3.01, p = 0.10). Type D personality was negatively (B = -50.16, p < 0.01) related to LTL across two time points, which still remained statistically significant after full adjustment (B = -47.37, p = 0.01). Associations did not differ by age, gender, and current psychiatric status. CONCLUSIONS The Big Five traits high neuroticism and low agreeableness, and Type D personality were associated with shorter LTL measured across a 6-year period. Associations with the Big Five traits became non-significant after controlling for somatic health, lifestyle factors, and recent life stress, yet similar trends were observed. Type D personality remained independently associated with shorter LTL after full adjustment.
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- D. Schoormans
- Department of Medical and Clinical
psychology, CoRPS – Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic
diseases, Tilburg University,
Tilburg, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry VU University Medical
Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry VU University Medical
Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical and Clinical
psychology, CoRPS – Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic
diseases, Tilburg University,
Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical and Clinical
psychology, CoRPS – Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic
diseases, Tilburg University,
Tilburg, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization
(IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychosocial Research and
Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry VU University Medical
Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sanchez-Roige S, Gray JC, MacKillop JK, Chen CH, Palmer AA. The genetics of human personality. GENES, BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR 2018; 17:e12439. [PMID: 29152902 PMCID: PMC7012279 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Personality traits are the relatively enduring patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that reflect the tendency to respond in certain ways under certain circumstances. Twin and family studies have showed that personality traits are moderately heritable, and can predict various lifetime outcomes, including psychopathology. The Research Domain Criteria characterizes psychiatric diseases as extremes of normal tendencies, including specific personality traits. This implies that heritable variation in personality traits, such as neuroticism, would share a common genetic basis with psychiatric diseases, such as major depressive disorder. Despite considerable efforts over the past several decades, the genetic variants that influence personality are only beginning to be identified. We review these recent and increasingly rapid developments, which focus on the assessment of personality via several commonly used personality questionnaires in healthy human subjects. Study designs covered include twin, linkage, candidate gene association studies, genome-wide association studies and polygenic analyses. Findings from genetic studies of personality have furthered our understanding about the genetic etiology of personality, which, like neuropsychiatric diseases themselves, is highly polygenic. Polygenic analyses have showed genetic correlations between personality and psychopathology, confirming that genetic studies of personality can help to elucidate the etiology of several neuropsychiatric diseases.
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- Sandra Sanchez-Roige
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Center for Deployment Psychology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, 20814
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- Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, McMaster University/St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON L8N 3K7, Canada; Homewood Research Institute, Guelph, ON N1E 6K9, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Allen MT, Handy JD, Blankenship MR, Servatius RJ. The distressed (Type D) personality factor of social inhibition, but not negative affectivity, enhances eyeblink conditioning. Behav Brain Res 2018; 345:93-103. [PMID: 29486267 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Recent work has focused on a learning diathesis model in which specific personality factors such as behavioral inhibition (BI) may influence associative learning and in turn increase risk for the development of anxiety disorders. We have found in a series of studies that individuals self-reporting high levels of BI exhibit enhanced acquisition of conditioned eyeblinks. In the study reported here, hypotheses were extended to include distressed (Type D) personality which has been found to be related to BI. Type D personality is measured with the DS-14 scale which includes two subscales measuring negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI). We hypothesized that SI, which is similar to BI, would result in enhanced acquisition while the effect of NA is unclear. Eighty nine participants completed personality inventories including the Adult Measure of Behavioral Inhibition (AMBI) and DS-14. All participants received 60 acquisition trials with a 500 ms, 1000 Hz, tone CS and a co-terminating 50 ms, 5 psi corneal airpuff US. Participants received either 100% CS-US paired trials or a schedule of partial reinforcement where 50% US alone trials were intermixed into CS-US training. Acquisition of CRs did not differ between the two training protocols. Whereas BI was significantly related to Type D, SI, and NA, only BI and SI individuals exhibited enhanced acquisition of conditioned eyeblinks as compared to non-inhibited individuals. Personality factors now including social inhibition can be used to identify individuals who express enhanced associative learning which lends further support to a learning diathesis model of anxiety disorders.
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- M T Allen
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, United States; Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences, Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, United States; Central New York Research Corporation, Syracuse, NY, United States.
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- Central New York Research Corporation, Syracuse, NY, United States; Department of Veterans Affairs, Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Syracuse NY, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, United States
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- Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences, Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, United States; Department of Veterans Affairs, Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Syracuse NY, United States; Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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Tekin A, Karadağ H, Yayla S. The relationship between burnout symptoms and Type D personality among health care professionals in Turkey. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 2017; 72:173-177. [PMID: 27120565 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2016.1179168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between burnout and Type D personality in health care professionals. The study randomly included 120 health care professionals (73 nurses, 47 doctors). Sociodemographic data form, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and Type D Personality Scale were applied to each participant; 38.3% of the health care professionals (n = 46) had the Type D personality. Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization of health care professionals with Type D personality were higher than of those without Type D personality (p = .006 and p = .005). Stepwise regression analysis indicated that Type D personality was a predictor of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization (p = .005 and p = .001, respectively). Our results suggest that Type D personality is associated with higher burnout levels.
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- Atilla Tekin
- a Bolu İzzet Baysal Mental Health and Dieases Hospital , Bolu , Turkey
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- b Van Regional Education and Research Hospital , Van , Turkey
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Is Type D personality a risk factor for all-cause mortality? A prospective population-based study among 2625 colorectal cancer survivors from the PROFILES registry. J Psychosom Res 2017; 96:76-83. [PMID: 28545796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Objective Our goal was to examine whether Type D personality and its components, negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI), were associated with all-cause mortality among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. METHODS CRC patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2009, as registered in the Dutch population-based Eindhoven Cancer Registry, received a questionnaire on Type D (DS14) on average 5.3years after diagnosis. Survival status (31-12-2013) was obtained from the Central Bureau for Genealogy. We used a Cox proportional hazard model to relate personality to all-cause mortality, while adjusting for demographics, clinical characteristics and cardiovascular disease (CVD). RESULTS Fifty percent was categorized as the 'reference group' (n=1281), 17% as 'SI only' (n=421), 12% as 'NA only' (n=309), and 21% as 'Type D' (n=532). After adjustment, CRC patients in the 'NA only' and 'Type D' groups showed an increased risk (HR=2.0, 95% CI=1.4-2.8, p<0.01, and HR=1.7, 95% CI=1.3-2.4, p<0.01) for all-cause mortality. This adverse effect of NA was limited to men aged >70. There was an additional adverse effect of SI on all-cause mortality in older men without CVD (HR=2.3, 95% CI=1.2-4.4, p=0.01). Personality was not related to mortality in women. Entering personality continuously, showed an increased risk for NA among older survivors, men and patients with comorbid CVD. Neither SI nor the interaction term was predictive in both the un- and adjusted Cox models. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that it is the NA component that drives the adverse effect of psychological distress on survival in CRC patients, which is most prominent among older men.
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Kessing D, Denollet J, Widdershoven J, Kupper N. Self-care and health-related quality of life in chronic heart failure: A longitudinal analysis. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2017; 16:605-613. [PMID: 28895482 PMCID: PMC5624300 DOI: 10.1177/1474515117702021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Self-care is assumed to benefit health outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure (HF), but the evidence is conflicting for health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The aim of this study was to examine the association of (changes in) self-care with HRQOL while adjusting for psychological distress. METHODS In total, 459 patients (mean age = 66.1 ± 10.5 years, 73% male) with chronic HF completed questionnaires at baseline and at 6, 12 and 18 months of follow-up. Self-care and HF-specific HRQOL were quantified with the European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour scale and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. RESULTS Using general linear models, multivariable between-subject (estimate = -0.14, p = 0.005) and no within-subject effects of self-care were found for better HRQOL over time. Associations between self-care and HRQOL were fully explained by depression (estimate = 1.77, p < 0.001). Anxiety (estimate = 4.49, p < 0.001) and Type D personality (estimate = 13.3, p < 0.001) were associated with poor HRQOL, but only partially accounted for the relationship between self-care and emotional HRQOL. CONCLUSIONS Self-care was prospectively associated with better disease-specific HRQOL in patients with HF, which was fully accounted for by depression, and partially accounted for by anxiety and Type D personality. Changes in self-care within a person did not affect HRQOL. Psychological distress should be considered in future efforts to address self-care and HRQOL.
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- Dionne Kessing
- 1 Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases (C oRPS), Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- 1 Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases (C oRPS), Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- 1 Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases (C oRPS), Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.,2 Department of Cardiology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- 1 Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases (C oRPS), Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Shao Y, Yin H, Wan C. Type D personality as a predictor of self-efficacy and social support in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2017; 13:855-861. [PMID: 28360523 PMCID: PMC5365332 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s128432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Type D personality and assess the relationship between this personality type and self-efficacy/social support in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). PATIENTS AND METHODS From January 1, 2014, to July 31, 2014, 532 consecutive patients with T2DM were recruited from two hospitals in Guangzhou, China. The participants completed questionnaires containing questions about sociodemographic characteristics, Type D personality, self-efficacy, and social support scales, and their medical records were reviewed for additional data. RESULTS Of the 532 patients, 18.2% had Type D personality. Patients with this personality type reported significantly lower levels of self-efficacy (P<0.001), total social support (P<0.001), subjective support (P<0.001), and support utilization (P=0.003), but similar level of objective support (P=0.314), compared to those of patients without Type D personality. Negative affectivity and social inhibition, two intrinsic traits of Type D personality, negatively correlated with self-efficacy and social support scores. Type D personality was significantly associated with less self-efficacy and social support (P<0.001), controlling for other sociodemographic factors. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels were significantly higher in T2DM patients with Type D personality than in patients with non-Type D personality. CONCLUSION This study provides new evidence linking Type D personality with self-efficacy, social support, and poor glycemic control, highlighting the special need for care among T2DM patients with Type D personality.
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- Yechang Shao
- School of Public Health, Southern Medical University; Department of Internal Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Microbiology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Li J, Wu X, Lin J, Zou D, Yang X, Cheng S, Guo Q. Type D personality, illness perception, social support and quality of life in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2016; 22:196-204. [PMID: 27550710 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2016.1224371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The previous studies reported Type D was associated with poor quality of life (QoL), increased psychological distress, and impaired health status in cardiac patients. The aim of this study is to assess the relationships among Type D personality, illness perception, social support, and investigate the impact of Type D personality on QoL in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. Type D personality was assessed by the Chinese 14-item Type D Personality Scale (DS14). Illness perceptions were assessed using the Chinese version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ). Social support status was assessed by the well-validated social support rating scale (SSRS). Patients' QoL was assessed by using Medical Outcomes Short Form 36 (SF-36), respectively. The Type Ds had significantly lower objective support score (8.18 ± 2.56 vs. 9.67 ± 3.28, p = 0.0001), subjective support score (6.71 ± 2.0 vs. 7.62 ± 1.93, p = 0.0001) and utilization of social support score (6.76 ± 2.0 vs. 7.61 ± 1.94, p = 0.0001) than that of the non-type Ds. Type Ds believed their illness had much more serious consequences (7.67 ± 2.64 vs. 6.27 ± 3.45, p < 0.001), and experience much more symptoms that they attributed to their illness (6.65 ± 2.54 vs. 7.31 ± 2.36, p = 0.023). Significant differences were found between Type Ds and non-Type Ds in PCS (40.53 ± 6.42 vs. 48.54 ± 6.21 p < 0.001) and MCS (41.7 1 ± 10.20 vs. 46.35 ± 9.31, p = 0.012). The correlation analysis demonstrated that Type D was negatively associated with physical component score (PCS) (r = -0.29, p < 0.01), mental component score (MCS) (r = -0.31, p < 0.01), and social support (r = -0.24, p < 0.001). Using multiple linear regression analysis, we found that Type D personality was independently associated with PCS (β = -0.32, p < 0.001) and MCS (β = -0.24, p < 0.001). Type D personality was a predictor of poor QoL in CAPD patients. The current study is the first to identify a strong association among Type D, illness perceptions, social support and QoL in CAPD patients. The worse illness perceptions and lower social support level therefore represent possible mechanisms to explain the link between Type D and poor QoL in CAPD patients.
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- Jianying Li
- a Department of Nephrology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China.,b Department of Nursing , The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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Association of Type D personality with cognitive functioning in individuals with and without cardiovascular disease — The Gutenberg Health Study. Int J Cardiol 2016; 214:256-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zohar AH. Is type-D personality trait(s) or state? An examination of type-D temporal stability in older Israeli adults in the community. PeerJ 2016; 4:e1690. [PMID: 26893971 PMCID: PMC4756746 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background. Type D personality was suggested as a marker of poorer prognosis for patients of cardiovascular disease. It is defined by having a score of 10 or more on both sub-scales of the DS14 questionnaire, Social Inhibition (SI) and Negative Affectivity (NA). As Type D was designed to predict risk, its temporal stability is of prime importance. Methods. Participants in the current study were 285 community volunteers, who completed the DS14, and other personality scales, at a mean interval of six years. Results. The prevalence of Type D did not change. The component traits of Type D showed rank order stability. Type D caseness temporal stability was improved by using the sub-scales product as a criterion. Logistic hierarchical regression predicting Type D classification from Time1 demonstrated that the best predictors were Time1 scores on NA and SI, with the character trait of Cooperation, and the alexithymia score adding some predictive power. Conclusions. The temporal stability of the component traits, and of the prevalence of Type D were excellent. Temporal stability of Type D caseness may be improved by using a product threshold, rather than the current rule. Research is required in order to formulate the optimal timing for Type D measurement for predictive purposes.
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- Ada H Zohar
- Clinical Psychology, Ruppin Academic Center , Israel
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Geuens N, Braspenning M, Van Bogaert P, Franck E. Individual vulnerability to burnout in nurses: The role of Type D personality within different nursing specialty areas. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.burn.2015.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Husson O, Vissers PAJ, Denollet J, Mols F. The role of personality in the course of health-related quality of life and disease-specific health status among colorectal cancer survivors: A prospective population-based study from the PROFILES registry. Acta Oncol 2015; 54:669-77. [PMID: 25752968 PMCID: PMC4743607 DOI: 10.3109/0284186x.2014.996663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prospective studies in various cardiovascular populations show that Type D personality predicted impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and disease-specific health status. We examined the effect of negative affectivity (NA), social inhibition (SI) and their combined effect (Type D personality) on HRQoL and disease-specific health status among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. METHODS CRC patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2009, as registered in the Dutch population-based Eindhoven Cancer Registry, received questionnaires on Type D personality (DS14), HRQoL (EORTC QLQ-C30) and disease-specific health status (EORTC QLQ-CR38) in 2010, 2011 and 2012. RESULTS Response rates were 73% (n = 2625), 83% (n = 1643) and 82% (n = 1458), respectively. Analyses were done on those completing at least two questionnaires (n = 1735). Individuals with Type D (NA+/SI+; 19%) and high NA (NA+/SI-; 11%) reported a significantly worse HRQoL and disease-specific health status compared to NA-/SI+ and NA-/SI-. Differences were stable over time. Linear mixed effects models showed that Type Ds had a lower quality of life, cognitive and emotional functioning, more insomnia, diarrhea, gastrointestinal, defecation and stoma-related problems and poor body image and future perspective compared to the reference group (NA-/SI-), even after controlling for sociodemographic and clinical variables. High NA individuals (NA+/SI-) reported similar poor health outcomes as Type Ds. However, they also reported lower social functioning and more fatigue, pain, micturition- and financial problems, while Type Ds reported more constipation, sexual problems and less sexual enjoyment. CONCLUSIONS Type D personality and high NA both have a significant negative stable impact on HRQoL and disease-specific health status among CRC patients.
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- Olga Husson
- CoRPS – Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical and clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
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- CoRPS – Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical and clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre the Netherlands – Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- CoRPS – Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical and clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
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- CoRPS – Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical and clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, the Netherlands
- Comprehensive Cancer Centre the Netherlands – Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Correspondence: F. Mols, CoRPS, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, the Netherlands. E-mail:
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Molina-Leyva A, Caparros-delMoral I, Ruiz-Carrascosa J, Naranjo-Sintes R, Jimenez-Moleon J. Elevated prevalence of Type D (distressed) personality in moderate to severe psoriasis is associated with mood status and quality of life impairment: a comparative pilot study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015; 29:1710-7. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- A. Molina-Leyva
- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Torrecardenas; Almería Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP); Granada Spain
- Dpto. de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs; Hospitales Universitarios de Granada/Universidad de Granada; Granada Spain
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Staniute M, Brozaitiene J, Burkauskas J, Kazukauskiene N, Mickuviene N, Bunevicius R. Type D personality, mental distress, social support and health-related quality of life in coronary artery disease patients with heart failure: a longitudinal observational study. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2015; 13:1. [PMID: 25608461 PMCID: PMC4311474 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-014-0204-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The relationship between Type D personality and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in coronary artery disease patients is becoming more established, however, the factors that may explain this association remain unclear. The objective of the study was to examine the mediating effects of mental distress and social support on the relationship between the Type D personality and HRQoL in CAD patients with heart failure. METHODS A total of 855 CAD patients with heart failure were assessed on Type D personality, mental distress, perceived social support and HRQoL with the following self-administered questionnaires: the Type D personality scale - 14, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. RESULTS The prevalence of Type D personality within the study population was 33.5%. Type D personality, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms and social support were all found to be determinants of decreased HRQoL (p's < 0.001), once age, gender, NYHA functional class and acute myocardial infarction were adjusted for. Anxiety, depressive symptoms and social support were found to mediate the relationship between Type D personality and HRQoL. Type D personality exerted a stable effect on HRQoL over 24 months follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS Type D personality has an independent significant effect on the HRQoL in CAD patients with heart failure, and this relation is mediated by anxiety and depressive symptoms, social support.
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- Margarita Staniute
- Behavioral Medicine Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Palanga, Lithuania.
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- Behavioral Medicine Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Palanga, Lithuania.
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- Behavioral Medicine Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Palanga, Lithuania.
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- Behavioral Medicine Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Palanga, Lithuania.
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- Behavioral Medicine Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Palanga, Lithuania.
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- Behavioral Medicine Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Palanga, Lithuania.
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Marchesi C, Ossola P, Scagnelli F, Paglia F, Aprile S, Monici A, Tonna M, Conte G, Masini F, De Panfilis C, Ardissino D. Type D personality in never depressed patients at their first acute coronary syndrome. PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS 2014; 83:190-1. [PMID: 24752175 DOI: 10.1159/000358525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Carlo Marchesi
- Psychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Condén E, Rosenblad A, Ekselius L, Åslund C. Prevalence of Type D personality and factorial and temporal stability of the DS14 after myocardial infarction in a Swedish population. Scand J Psychol 2014; 55:601-10. [DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Emelie Condén
- Centre for Clinical Research; Uppsala University; Västmanland County Hospital; Västerås Sweden
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- Centre for Clinical Research; Uppsala University; Västmanland County Hospital; Västerås Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience; Uppsala University; Sweden
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- Centre for Clinical Research; Uppsala University; Västmanland County Hospital; Västerås Sweden
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BACKGROUND Research on the emotional processes associated with Type D personality is important for its further conceptualization. We examined the associations of Type D personality with social and general anxiety symptoms in a large community sample. PURPOSE The aim of the current study was to disentangle the associations of Type D personality and its components with social anxiety and general anxiety in a large sample from the general population. METHODS A random sample of 2,475 adults from the general population filled out questionnaires to assess Type D personality (DS-14), social anxiety (SIAS(10), SPS(11), BFNE-II), and general anxiety (HADS-A, GAD-7). RESULTS Type D individuals were characterized by increased levels of both social and general anxiety. The social inhibition (SI) component of Type D personality was most strongly associated with social interaction anxiety (r = .63), while negative affectivity (NA) was strongly associated with general anxiety (GAD-7: r = .70; HADS-A: r = .66). Within social anxiety, SI was more strongly associated with facets of social interaction anxiety than with social phobia. Multiple regression analysis showed that the synergistic interaction of NA and SI was a predictor of social anxiety (SIAS(10): β = .32, p < .0005; SPS(11): β = .27, p < .0005; BFNE-II: β = .11, p = .007) independent of demographics and the scores on the individual Type D components. This interaction was not a significant predictor of general anxiety. Logistic regression using the dichotomous Type D classification demonstrated a 9.1-fold (95%CI, 7.0-11.8) increased odds of a score in the highest quartile of social interaction anxiety and a 7.6-fold (95%CI, 5.8-9.8) increased odds of high social phobia. Odds ratios for clinically relevant levels of general anxiety were 8.3 (95%CI, 5.5-12.5) for GAD-7 and 6.5 (95%CI, 3.4-12.6) for HADS-A. CONCLUSION In the general population, Type D individuals were characterized by both social and general anxiety. The SI component of Type D is strongly associated with social interaction anxiety and the synergistic interaction of NA and SI was associated with high social anxiety, above and beyond the main NA and SI effects.
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Briley DA, Tucker-Drob EM. Genetic and environmental continuity in personality development: a meta-analysis. Psychol Bull 2014; 140:1303-31. [PMID: 24956122 PMCID: PMC4152379 DOI: 10.1037/a0037091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The longitudinal stability of personality is low in childhood but increases substantially into adulthood. Theoretical explanations for this trend differ in the emphasis placed on intrinsic maturation and socializing influences. To what extent does the increasing stability of personality result from the continuity and crystallization of genetically influenced individual differences, and to what extent does the increasing stability of life experiences explain increases in personality trait stability? Behavioral genetic studies, which decompose longitudinal stability into sources associated with genetic and environmental variation, can help to address this question. We aggregated effect sizes from 24 longitudinal behavioral genetic studies containing information on a total of 21,057 sibling pairs from 6 types that varied in terms of genetic relatedness and ranged in age from infancy to old age. A combination of linear and nonlinear meta-analytic regression models were used to evaluate age trends in levels of heritability and environmentality, stabilities of genetic and environmental effects, and the contributions of genetic and environmental effects to overall phenotypic stability. Both the genetic and environmental influences on personality increase in stability with age. The contribution of genetic effects to phenotypic stability is moderate in magnitude and relatively constant with age, in part because of small-to-moderate decreases in the heritability of personality over child development that offset increases in genetic stability. In contrast, the contribution of environmental effects to phenotypic stability increases from near zero in early childhood to moderate in adulthood. The life-span trend of increasing phenotypic stability, therefore, predominantly results from environmental mechanisms.
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- Daniel A Briley
- Department of Psychology and Population Research Center, University of Texas
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Marchesi C, Ossola P, Scagnelli F, Paglia F, Aprile S, Monici A, Tonna M, Conte G, Masini F, De Panfilis C, Ardissino D. Type D personality in never-depressed patients and the development of major and minor depression after acute coronary syndrome. J Affect Disord 2014; 155:194-9. [PMID: 24274964 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Type D personality (TDP) has been proposed as a risk factor for the development of depressive symptoms after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, contrasting findings emerged about its predicting power on the onset of depression, since an overlap between TDP and depressive symptoms has been proposed. The present study was aimed to verify whether TDP predicts the development of a depressive disorder in the 6 months after the discharge from hospital. METHODS Two hundred fifty consecutive patients were recruited, at the Coronary Intensive Care Unit at the University Hospital of Parma, who were both presenting their first ACS and had no history of depression. The presence and the severity of major (MD) and minor (md) depression were evaluated with the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) respectively. Type D Personality was assessed with the DS14, both at baseline and at 1, 2, 4 and 6 month follow ups. RESULTS Out of 250 subjects (81.2% males), MD was diagnosed in 12 patients (4.8%) and md in 18 patients (7.2%). At baseline risk factors for a post-ACS depressive disorder were HADS depression scores, whereas TDP, or its subscales, did not showed any effect. LIMITATION The small amount of patients with incidence of depression, due to highly selective inclusion criteria, tempers the reliability of our results. CONCLUSION Our data suggests that TDP does not predict the development of depressive disorders in never-depressed patients at their first ACS, when the baseline depression severity was controlled.
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- Carlo Marchesi
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Mental Health Department, AUSL, Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Mental Health Department, AUSL, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Mental Health Department, AUSL, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Mental Health Department, AUSL, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Mental Health Department, AUSL, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Mental Health Department, AUSL, Parma, Italy
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Bergmeier H, Skouteris H, Horwood S, Hooley M, Richardson B. Associations between child temperament, maternal feeding practices and child body mass index during the preschool years: a systematic review of the literature. Obes Rev 2014; 15:9-18. [PMID: 23957249 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Revised: 06/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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It is a research priority to identify modifiable risk factors to improve the effectiveness of childhood obesity prevention strategies. Research, however, has largely overlooked the role of child temperament and personality implicated in obesogenic risk factors such as maternal feeding and body mass index (BMI) of preschoolers. A systematic review of relevant literature was conducted to investigate the associations between child temperament, child personality, maternal feeding and BMI and/or weight gain in infants and preschoolers; 18 papers were included in the review. The findings revealed an association between the temperament traits of poor self-regulation, distress to limitations, low and high soothability, low negative affectivity and higher BMI in infants and preschool-aged children. Temperament traits difficult, distress to limitations, surgency/extraversion and emotionality were significantly associated with weight gain rates in infants. The results also suggested that child temperament was associated with maternal feeding behaviours that have been shown to influence childhood overweight and obesity, such as using restrictive feeding practices with children perceived as having poor self-regulation and feeding potentially obesogenic food and drinks to infants who are more externalizing. Interestingly, no studies to date have evaluated the association between child personality and BMI/weight gain in infants and preschoolers. There is a clear need for further research into the association of child temperament and obesogenic risk factors in preschool-aged children.
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- H Bergmeier
- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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Smeijers L, van de Pas H, Nyklicek I, Notten PJ, Pedersen SS, Kop WJ. The independent association of anxiety with non-cardiac chest pain. Psychol Health 2013; 29:253-63. [DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.843681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Damen NL, Versteeg H, van Helmondt SJ, de Jaegere PP, van Geuns RJM, Meine MM, van Domburg RT, Pedersen SS. The distressed (Type D) personality mediates the relationship between remembered parenting and psychological distress in cardiac patients. Psychol Health 2013; 29:318-33. [PMID: 24131060 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.845889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Both the distressed (Type D) personality (i.e. the combination of negative affectivity and social inhibition traits) and dysfunctional parenting styles are associated with anxiety and depression. As parenting styles have been related to personality development, dysfunctional parenting styles may also be associated with Type D personality. We examined whether remembered parenting was associated with anxiety and depression in cardiac patients and whether Type D personality mediated this relationship. METHODS Our sample comprised 435 patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and 123 patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Type D Scale (DS14), and Remembered Relationship with Parents (RRP(10)) scale. RESULTS Remembered parenting was significantly associated with higher anxiety and depression levels and Type D personality. In multivariable linear regression analyses, Type D personality accounted for 25-29% of the variance in anxiety and 23-46% of the variance in depression, while remembered parenting was no longer significantly associated with these domains. Sobel tests and bootstrapping indicated that Type D personality mediated the relationship between remembered parenting and anxiety and depression. CONCLUSION Type D personality mediated the relationship between remembered parenting and anxiety and depression in both PCI and CHF patients.
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- Nikki L Damen
- a Department of Medical Psychology, Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases (CoRPS) , Tilburg University , Tilburg , The Netherlands
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Compare A, Bigi R, Orrego PS, Proietti R, Grossi E, Steptoe A. Type D personality is associated with the development of stress cardiomyopathy following emotional triggers. Ann Behav Med 2013; 45:299-307. [PMID: 23494256 DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9474-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Stress cardiomyopathy (SCM) can be triggered by emotional events. Recently, type D personality has been established as an independent predictor of acute cardiac adverse events. PURPOSE We sought to examine whether type D personality can be identified in SCM patients. METHODS A case-control study with 37 SCM patients, 37 myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, who both experienced emotional triggering, and 37 SCM patients without emotional triggers was performed. The DS14 and Interview for Recent Life Events were administered. RESULTS Twenty-eight (76 %) SCM emotional trigger patients were categorized as type D compared with 13 (43 %) SCM patients without emotional trigger and 12 (32 %) AMI patients (p < 0.001). SCM patients with emotional triggers had higher scores on the social inhibition subscale than the other patient groups. CONCLUSIONS The present study highlights the possible link between type D, with a specific key role for social inhibition component, and increased biological reactivity to acute emotional stress.
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How are Depression and Type D Personality Associated with Outcomes in Chronic Heart Failure Patients? Curr Heart Fail Rep 2013; 10:244-53. [DOI: 10.1007/s11897-013-0139-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ormel J, Jeronimus BF, Kotov R, Riese H, Bos EH, Hankin B, Rosmalen JGM, Oldehinkel AJ. Neuroticism and common mental disorders: meaning and utility of a complex relationship. Clin Psychol Rev 2013; 33:686-697. [PMID: 23702592 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 375] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2013] [Revised: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neuroticism's prospective association with common mental disorders (CMDs) has fueled the assumption that neuroticism is an independent etiologically informative risk factor. This vulnerability model postulates that neuroticism sets in motion processes that lead to CMDs. However, four other models seek to explain the association, including the spectrum model (manifestations of the same process), common cause model (shared determinants), state and scar models (CMD episode adds temporary/permanent neuroticism). To examine their validity we reviewed literature on confounding, operational overlap, stability and change, determinants, and treatment effects. None of the models is able to account for (virtually) all findings. The state and scar model cannot explain the prospective association. The spectrum model has some relevance, especially for internalizing disorders. Common causes are most important but the vulnerability model cannot be excluded although confounding of the prospective association by baseline symptoms and psychiatric history is substantial. In fact, some of the findings, such as interactions with stress and the small decay of neuroticism's effect over time, are consistent with the vulnerability model. We describe research designs that discriminate the remaining models and plea for deconstruction of neuroticism. Neuroticism is etiologically not informative yet but useful as an efficient marker of non-specified general risk.
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- Johan Ormel
- Department of Psychiatry Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE) University of Groningen University Medical Center Groningen P.O.Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE) University of Groningen University Medical Center Groningen P.O.Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE) University of Groningen University Medical Center Groningen P.O.Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE) University of Groningen University Medical Center Groningen P.O.Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE) University of Groningen University Medical Center Groningen P.O.Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE) University of Groningen University Medical Center Groningen P.O.Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE) University of Groningen University Medical Center Groningen P.O.Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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Personality Factors, Emotional Triggers and Acute Cardiac Events: a Comment on Compare et al. Ann Behav Med 2013; 45:273-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9494-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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