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Type D personality mediates the relationship between remembered parenting and perceived health
Krista C van den Broek1, Kim G Smolderen, Susanne S Pedersen
1CoRPS-Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Background:
Type D personality (a joint tendency to experience negative emotions and inhibit self-expression) has been associated with adverse outcomes across cardiovascular diseases, but little is known about its association with remembered parenting.
Objective:
The authors sought to investigate the association between Type D personality, remembered parenting, and perceived health outcomes.
Method:
Adults from the general Dutch population (N=662) completed the Remembered Relationship with Parents (RRP) scale, the DS14 (which assesses Type D personality), the Short-Form Health Survey, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Results:
Type D personality was associated with adverse remembered parenting, and both were related to poor perceived health. Importantly, Type D mediated the relationship between adverse remembered parenting and adverse perceived health outcomes.
Discussion:
When developing interventions for Type D personality, it may be important to take adverse childhood experiences into account.
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