Metabolomic profiles in individuals with negative affectivity and social inhibition: A population-based study of Type D personality

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1299-1309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Altmaier ◽  
Rebecca T. Emeny ◽  
Jan Krumsiek ◽  
Maria E. Lacruz ◽  
Karoline Lukaschek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Type D Personality ◽  
Social Inhibition ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Type D

The Type D Construct

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gesine Grande ◽  
Matthias Romppel ◽  
Matthias Michal ◽  
Elmar Brähler
Keyword(s):  
Social Functioning ◽  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Type D Personality ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
German Population ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Type D ◽  
Worse Prognosis

The interaction of negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI), known as the Type D personality, is associated with a worse prognosis in cardiac patients. Until now, causal models have been speculative, and this is partly due to a lack of clarity related to the validity of SI, its role in emotion regulation, and the postulated independence of social and emotional functioning. To examine the construct validity of the Type D personality, we analyzed associations of NA and SI with different measures of affectivity, social anxiety, and social competencies in a German population-based representative sample (n = 2,495). Both NA and SI were associated with all other measures of social functioning and negative affect (all rs > .30) and showed considerable cross-loadings (NA: a 1 = .39, a 2 = .63; SI: a1 = .73 and a2 = .34) in a two-factor solution with the factors labeled as Social Functioning and Negative Affectivity. The SI subscale did not properly differentiate between social fears and social competencies, which emerged as rather different aspects of social functioning. Further studies should examine the effect of broader dimensions of social orientation and competencies and their interaction with NA on cardiac prognosis.

scholarly journals Competitive Anxiety, and Guilt and Shame Proneness From Perspective Type D and Non-type D Football Players

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Kaplánová
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Type D Personality ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Social Inhibition ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Type D ◽  
Shame Proneness

The precompetitive, competitive, and postcompetitive mental states of athletes are currently not sufficiently researched. Long-term exposure to stressors contributes to the formation of mental blocks and leads to various health problems. One of the factors that can explain the variability of athletes' reactions to stress is their personality. This study is the first to examine competitive anxiety, and guilt and shame proneness in the context of the reaction of football players to distress in sports. The study consists of 112 male football players aged 16–24 (21.00 ± 1.90) who were divided into type D and non-type D football players according to scoring on the Denollet Scale (DS14). Football players also filled out the Sport Anxiety Scale (SAS-2) and the Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale (GASP). The taxonomic approach was conducted to test and to examine differences in stressor intensity as a function of type D personality. A correlation, multivariate analysis of variance, and regression analysis were performed in the study. We found that type D football players were more afraid of failures in sports (worry), felt more often autonomous excitement concentrated in the stomach and muscles (somatic anxiety), and showed more frequent concentration disruption than did non-type D football players. We also found that although type D football players were more likely to rate their behavior as negative and inappropriate, they showed a much greater effort to correct it than did non-type D football players. Negative affectivity and social inhibition of type D football players were positively correlated with competitive anxiety. In addition, we noted lower levels of somatic anxiety and lower concentration disruption for football players who used escape strategies to manage stress. The shame proneness subscale monitoring negative self-evaluation was also closely related to the concentration disruption of football players. We found that the examination of athletes by type D personality is necessary due to the fact that negative affectivity and social inhibition are significant predictors of competitive anxiety of football players, which explains their worries at 24.0%, somatic anxiety at 8.2%, and concentration disruption at 10.6%.

scholarly journals Negative Affectivity Is Associated with a Higher Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure in Normotensive Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Medicina ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Tin-Kwang Lin ◽  
Chin-Lon Lin ◽  
Yi-Da Li ◽  
Ying Huang ◽  
Malcolm Koo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Type D Personality ◽  
Social Inhibition ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Type D

Background and objectives: Type D personality, characterized by two stable traits (social inhibition and negative affectivity), is associated with adverse cardiovascular events. A possible mediating factor for this association could be hypertension. Previous research has shown that individuals with Type D personality were associated with an increased risk of hypertension. However, the association of negative affectivity and social inhibition on blood pressure in normotensive individuals has not yet been reported. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether negative affectivity and social inhibition were associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure in normotensive middle-aged and older Taiwanese adults. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. Individuals attending general health examination at a regional hospital in southern Taiwan who were 40 to 75 years old were recruited. Patients with self-reported hypertension or currently receiving antihypertensive medication were excluded. Negative affectivity and social inhibition were assessed with the 14-item Type D Scale-Taiwanese version. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine the association of Z-score transformed negative affectivity and social inhibition on blood pressure. Results: A total of 92 patients with a mean age of 51.5 years were included in the study, and 15 (16.3%) were defined as having a Type D personality. The Z-score transformed negative affectivity score (p = 0.035, effect size = 0.18) and Z-score transformed social inhibition score (p = 0.054, effect size = 0.17) were significantly associated with a higher systolic blood pressure. In addition, the Z-score transformed negative affectivity score (p = 0.036, effect size = 0.28) and Z-score transformed social inhibition score (p = 0.154, effect size = 0.24) were significantly associated with a higher diastolic blood pressure. Conclusions: Negative affectivity of the Type D personality was significantly associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, with a medium effect size, in apparently healthy middle-aged and older adults. Assessment of negative affectivity may be clinically useful in identifying individuals at risk of hypertension.

scholarly journals Type- D Personality and Burden among the Caregivers of Neurological Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Remita Chattopadhyay ◽  
Dr Anuradha Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Financial Burden ◽  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Type D Personality ◽  
Social Inhibition ◽  
Type D ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Neurological Illness ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Neurological Patients

Care giving itself is a self rewarding task; however it is often associated with physical, emotional, social, financial burden (Chadda, 2014) especially in cases of chronic or terminal illness. But not much of the studies have focused on the internal triggers like negative affectivity and social inhibition characterized by Type D Personality to assess burden among the caregivers. This cross sectional study examines the correlation between Type-D personality and the burden experienced by the caregivers of neurological patients.110 primary caregivers were assessed using DS14 and Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) whose family members were suffering from neurological illness at least for past 3 months. Data analysis showed a high amount of burden experienced by primary caregivers of neurological illness of  Type D personality in males as well females (p< 0.01) and further statistical analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between burden  experienced and presence of Social Inhibition and Negative affectivity among males as well female primary caregivers of neurological patients (p< 0.05). But no significant difference was found between male and female caregiver burden and male female caregivers with Type D personality (p<0.05). Therefore it is important to develop screening, assessment and intervention strategies for Type D personality individuals especially for primary caregivers, healthcare professionals, employees in organizations to protect them against burnout or developing any chronic illness.

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