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KMID : 0606420110170040337
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2011 Volume.17 No. 4 p.337 ~ p.345
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A Comparison of the Health Status and Health Promoting Behaviors between Type D Personality and Non-Type D Personality in Middle aged Women
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Bae Sun-Hyoung
Park Jin-Hee
Oh Eui-Geum
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of type D personality on health status and health promoting behaviors in middle-aged women.
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used with 220 middle aged women. All participants completed 3 measuring tools: a 14-item Type D Personality Scale, a 12-item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire version 2, and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-version II. All were completed in November 2010.
Results: The prevalence of type D personality was 34.5%. Type D women had significantly lower physical (p=.020) and mental health status (p<.001) compared with non-type D women. In addition Type D women reported significantly poorer performance of health responsibility (p=.015), physical activity (p=.001), nutrition (p=.027), spiritual growth (p<.001), interpersonal relations (p<.001) and stress management (p<.001) techniques in health behaviors than non-type D women.
Conclusion: Type D personality is a vulnerability factor that affects health status and is associated with poor health promoting behaviors in middle aged women. Therefore, screening for Type D personality is important to detect women at risk for health status and quality of life in community settings in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Personality, Health status, Health behavior, Middle aged, Women
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