1.Assessment of the Type D Personality Construct in the Korean Population: A Validation Study of the Korean DS14.
Hong Euy LIM ; Moon Soo LEE ; Young Hoon KO ; Young Min PARK ; Sook Haeng JOE ; Yong Ku KIM ; Changsu HAN ; Hwa Young LEE ; Susanne S PEDERSEN ; Johan DENOLLET
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2011;26(1):116-123
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.
Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis
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Asian Continental Ancestry Group/ethnology/*psychology
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Coronary Disease/diagnosis
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Humans
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Hypertension/diagnosis
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Personality/*classification
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*Personality Assessment/statistics & numerical data
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Psychometrics
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Questionnaires
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Republic of Korea
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Risk Factors