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Preliminary Evidence for the Cross-Cultural Utility of the Type D Personality Construct in the Ukraine

Authors: Susanne S. Pedersen, Andriy Yagensky, Otto R. F. Smith, Oksana Yagenska, Volodymyr Shpak, Johan Denollet

Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 2/2009

Abstract

Background

Type D personality is a risk indicator in cardiac patients. The validity and reliability of the Type D Scale (DS14) have been confirmed in Western Europe but not outside this context.

Purpose

We examined the structural, convergent, and divergent validity and the reliability of the DS14 in the Ukrainian setting.

Method

Healthy Ukrainian respondents (n = 250) completed the DS14, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, the State Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Beck Depression Inventory. A subsample (n = 57) completed the DS14 again after 4 weeks.

Results

The prevalence of Type D personality was 22.4%. The two-factor structure and the validity of the DS14 were confirmed. The DS14 subscales were internally consistent (Cronbach’s α = 0.86/0.71; mean inter-item correlation = 0.48/0.27) and stable over a 4-week period (r = 0.85/0.63). Type D individuals had significantly higher mean scores on anxiety (p < 0.001), depressive symptoms (p < 0.001), and negative affect (p < 0.001), and lower scores on positive affect (p < 0.001) compared to non-Type D individuals.

Conclusion

Preliminary evidence suggests that the Ukrainian DS14 is a valid and reliable measure. Future studies are warranted to test the utility of the scale in cardiac patients in the Ukraine, including whether Type D also predicts adverse health outcomes beyond the boundaries of Western Europe.

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Title: Preliminary Evidence for the Cross-Cultural Utility of the Type D Personality Construct in the Ukraine
Authors: Susanne S. Pedersen
Andriy Yagensky
Otto R. F. Smith
Oksana Yagenska
Volodymyr Shpak
Johan Denollet
Publication date: 01-06-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Electronic ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-008-9022-4

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Preliminary Evidence for the Cross-Cultural Utility of the Type D Personality Construct in the Ukraine

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Conclusion

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