A Comparison of the Health Status and Health Promoting Behaviors between Type D Personality and Non-Type D Personality in Middle aged Women.
10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.4.337
- Author:
Sun Hyoung BAE
1
;
Jin Hee PARK
;
Euigeum OH
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Ajou University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Personality;
Health status;
Health behavior;
Middle aged;
Women
- MeSH:
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Female;
Health Behavior;
Health Surveys;
Humans;
Interpersonal Relations;
Korea;
Life Style;
Mass Screening;
Mental Health;
Middle Aged;
Motor Activity;
Prevalence;
Quality of Life;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2011;17(4):337-345
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
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.
