Health behaviour mediates the relationship between Type D personality and subjective health in the general population

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4228708
AutoresLynn Williams (0000-0003-2735-9219, University of the West of Scotland), C C Abbott, Clare Abbott (University of the West of Scotland), Rebecca Kerr (0000-0001-7002-0005, University of the West of Scotland)
Ano2016
Volume21
Fascículo10
Páginas2148-2155
Data de publicação2016-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105315571977
PMID25712490
OpenAlexW2015189951
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas31

Type D personality is associated with unhealthy behaviour and poor subjective health in the general population. This study investigated whether health behaviour mediates the relationship between Type D and subjective health. There were 217 participants who completed measures of Type D, health-related behaviour, physical symptoms and quality of life. Type D individuals reported significantly less healthy behaviour and significantly poorer subjective health than non-Type Ds. In addition, it was found that health behaviour partially mediates these relationships. The study demonstrates that health behaviour may partly explain the relationship between Type D and poor health outcomes

Environmental health · Health behavior · Health belief model · Health promotion · Mental health · Personality · Physical health · Population · Population health · Psychiatry · Public health · Type A and Type B personality theory · Type D personality · Cardiac Health and Mental Health · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology