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KMID : 0191120110260010116
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2011 Volume.26 No. 1 p.116 ~ p.123
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Assessment of the Type D Personality Construct in the Korean Population: A Validation Study of the Korean DS14
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Lim Hong-Euy
Lee Moon-Soo
Ko Young-Hoon
Park Young-Min
Joe Sook-Haeng
Kim Yong-Ku
Han Chang-Su
Lee Hwa-Young
Pedersen Susanne S
Denollet Johan
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Abstract
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This study aimed to develop a Korean version of the Type D Personality Scale-14 (DS14) and evaluate the psychiatric symptomatology of Korean cardiac patients with Type D personality. Healthy control (n = 954), patients with a coronary heart disease (n = 111) and patients with hypertension and no heart disease (n = 292) were recruited. All three groups completed DS14, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), the state subscale of Spielberger State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale (CESD), and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The Korean DS14 was internally consistent and stable over time. 27% of the subjects were classified as Type D. Type D individuals had significantly higher mean scores on the STAI-S, CESD, and GHQ compared to non-Type D subjects in each group. The Korean DS14 was a valid and reliable tool for identifying Type D personality. The general population and cardiovascular patients with Type D personality showed higher rate of depression, anxiety and psychological distress regarding their health. Therefore, identifying Type D personality is important in clinical research and practice in chronic medical disorders, especially cardiovascular disease, in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Anxiety, Coronary Disease, Depression, Hypertension, Type D Personality, DS14
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