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Type D Personality as a Prognostic Factor in Heart Disease: Assessment and Mediating Mechanisms
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Type D personality, a synergy between negative affectivity and social inhibition, has established itself as a serious risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients suffering from cardiovascular disease. In this review, we summarize studies on the validity of the assessment methods of Type D, emphasizing its role as an independent vulnerability factor in the progression of cardiovascular disease. We further present evidence on the physiological characteristics that accompany the 2 psychological traits negative affectivity and social inhibition and may mediate the relation between personality and prognosis in heart disease. Further research needs to determine the mechanisms by which Type D affects the course and outcome of cardiovascular disease as well as how Type D patients may benefit from psychosocial intervention.
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- Authors
- Kupper, N., & Denollet, J.
- Affiliations
- Tilburg University (NL)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality Assessment
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-11-14
- Volume
- 89
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 265-276
- ISSN
- 0022-3891 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7752
- OpenAlex
- W2080907111
- Cited by
- 155
- References
- 108
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- FWCI
- 1.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Journal of Personality Assessment (publishedVersion)
- Research portal (Tilburg University) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- University of Memphis
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Keywords
- Type D personality, cardiovascular disease, prognostic factors, negative affectivity, social inhibition, personality assessment, mediating mechanisms, psychosocial interventions, heart disease mortality
- MeSH terms
- Coronary Disease, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Humans, Hypertension, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, Middle Aged, Negativism, Personality, Personality Assessment, Prognosis, Reproducibility of Results
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